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BEST Carrot Cake. I just have to say I initially signed up to review this recipe! It really is the best carrot cake ever! I made this cake on a Sunday afternoon and it was gone by Tuesday morning!.

BEST Carrot Cake Truly our best-ever carrot cake recipe, make this classic favorite for a crowd and you might not have any leftovers to bring home. For more flavor, try toasting the nuts and coconut before adding them to the batter. It's important to cool the cakes completely before frosting, otherwise the frosting will just melt right off. You can cook BEST Carrot Cake using 27 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of BEST Carrot Cake

  1. It's of ~CAKE BATTER~.
  2. Prepare of all-purpose flour.
  3. It's of baking soda.
  4. Prepare of salt.
  5. You need of ground cinnamon.
  6. You need of eggs.
  7. Prepare of sugar.
  8. It's of vegetable oil.
  9. You need of buttermilk.
  10. It's of vanilla extract.
  11. Prepare of grated carrot.
  12. Prepare of (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained.
  13. You need of (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut.
  14. You need of chopped pecans or walnuts (I used a 1/2 cup of each) Also have about a 1 cup of nuts to decorate over cake.
  15. It's of ~BUTTERMILK GLAZE~.
  16. You need of sugar.
  17. It's of baking soda.
  18. You need of buttermilk.
  19. It's of butter or margarine.
  20. It's of light corn syrup.
  21. You need of vanilla extract.
  22. You need of ~CREAM CHEESE FROSTING~.
  23. You need of butter or margarine, softened.
  24. It's of (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
  25. You need of (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
  26. You need of sifted powdered sugar.
  27. Prepare of vanilla extract.

To expediate the cooling process, you can put the cakes on their wire. This recipe for The Best Carrot Cake is wonderfully moist, tender and easy to make. It's covered in a homemade cream cheese frosting for the perfect, classic cake. And with so many ways to make this recipe your own, it's seriously the best carrot cake around!

BEST Carrot Cake step by step

  1. ☆CAKE☆.
  2. Line 3 (9-inch) round cakepans with wax paper or parchment paper; lightly grease and flour paper. Set pans aside..
  3. Stir together first 4 ingredients..
  4. Beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients. Pour batter into prepared cakepans..
  5. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Drizzle Buttermilk Glaze evenly over layers; cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake..
  6. ●BUTTERMILK GLAZE●.
  7. ●Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in large saucepan over medium - high heat. Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.●.
  8. ●CREAM CHEESE FROSTING●.
  9. ●Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sifted powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.●.
  10. For your finishing touches; you can chop 1 cup of a mixture of pecan and walnut pieces and sprinkle atop and on the sides of the cake..

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Carrot cake is moist, rich in flavor and melts in your mouth! This scrumptious dessert is what everyone will be raving about! This truly is one of the best carrot cake recipes alone with whole wheat carrot cake bread, frosted carrot cake cookies or carrot cake cupcakes. All my carrot cake recipes are made with fresh carrots, the perfect blend of spices and a sweet, heavenly frosting!