Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake Recipe 45

BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE [WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE]

Steps:

• For Buttermilk Glaze:.
• In small saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Set aside until cake is baked.
• For cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Generously grease a 9x13 baking dish or 2 9" cake pans.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together.
• Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat eggs.
• Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla and mix well.
• Add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots, coconut, raisins and walnuts and stir well.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven and slowly pour over buttermilk glaze over hot cake.
• Cool cake in pan until buttermilk glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• For Frosting:.
• In large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add vanilla, powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel.
• Mix until smooth.
• Frost cake and refrigerate until frosting is set.
• Serve cake chilled.

BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Generously grease a 9x13 baking dish or two 9 inches cake pans.
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla; mix well.
• Add flour mixture to the egg mixture; blend. Then add pineapple, carrots, coconut, and nuts; stir well.
• Pour batter into prepared baking dish or pans. Bake about 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• While cake is baking, prepare Buttermilk Glaze: In a large saucepan, combine sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, butter and corn syrup; bring to a boil. Lower the heat to simmer and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Glaze will be a caramel color. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. NOTE: A large saucepan is needed because mixture will expand after coming to a boil. It will simmer down after a couple of minutes of cooking.
• Once cake is done, remove cake from oven and poke holes in hot cake with a fork or meat fork. Slowly pour buttermilk glaze over hot cake. Cool cake in pan until glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes. Turn out of pan, if desired.
• Cool cake completely. Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting: Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients. Mix till smooth. Frost cooled cake. Chill till frosting is set. Serve chilled.

THE BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For the cake: Preheat oven to 350. Generously grease a 9x13 baking dish or 2 9" cake pans. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together. Set aside. In large bowl, beat eggs. Add oil, buttermilk, sugar and vanilla and mix well. Add flour mixture, pineapple, carrots, coconut, raisins and walnuts and stir well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Ovens vary. Mine takes 40 minutes. While cake is baking, make the glaze.
• 2. For Buttermilk Glaze:. In small saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, baking soda, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup. Bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. When cake is done, remove the cake from the oven and pour the glaze onto the hot cake. Allow the cake to absorb glaze, about 15 minutes. Prepare frosting.
• 3. For Frosting:. In large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, and orange juice. Mix until smooth. Frost cake and refrigerate until frosting is set. Serve cake chilled.

BLUE RIBBON CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• 2. Combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl or stand mixer. Beat until smooth.
• 3. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Mix in drained pineapple, carrots, and coconut.
• 4. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick comes out free of wet batter. While cake is baking, make buttermilk glaze.
• 6. For buttermilk glaze, combine sugar, soda, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup in a heavy pan or small dutch oven. Bring to a boil; cook for four minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.
• 7. When cake is finished, remove from oven and immediately spread with buttermilk glaze. While cooling, make cream cheese frosting.
• 8. For frosting, combine butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until smooth.
• 9. After cake is cooled completely, spread on cream cheese frosting. Store cake covered in the refrigerator.