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Buttermilk Carrot Cake

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cake
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozAll-purpose flour
2 teaspoons 10mlBaking soda
2 teaspoons 10mlCinnamon
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
3   Eggs
3/4 cup 177mlVegetable oil
3/4 cup 177mlButtermilk
2 cups 396g / 13ozSugar
2 teaspoons 10mlVanilla extract
1   Crushed pineapple - drained
2 cups 220g / 7.8ozGrated carrots
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozWalnuts - chopped
  Buttermilk Glaze
1 cup 198g / 7ozSugar
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlBaking soda
1/2 cup 118mlButtermilk
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozButter
1 tablespoon 15mlCorn syrup
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla extract
  Cream Cheese Frosting
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozButter - softened
8 oz 227gCream cheese - softened
1 teaspoon 5mlVanilla extract
2 cups 396g / 13ozPowdered sugar
1 teaspoon 5mlOrange juice
1 teaspoon 5mlOrange peel - grated

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease two 9" cake pans; set aside.

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, pineapple, carrots and walnuts; stir well. Pour into cake pans, bake for 55 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. While cake is baking, prepare Buttermilk Glaze.

Remove cake from oven and slowly pour glaze over hot cake. Cool cake in pan until glaze is totally absorbed, about 15 minutes. Turn out of pans, and cool completely.

Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting; frost top of one layer first, then set the other layer on top of that, frost sides and top. Refrigerate until frosting is set.

BUTTERMILK GLAZE: In a small saucepan, 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.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla, powdered sugar, orange juice and grated peel. Mix until smooth.

Source:
Inge Sorenson

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