Best Carrot Cake

Best Carrot Cake

from southernliving.com
Dessert
140 min
12 servings

This is truly our best-ever carrot cake recipe. These tender layers are brushed with a buttermilk glaze and wrapped in cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoonsbaking soda
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • 2 teaspoonsground cinnamon
  • 3 largeeggs
  • 2 cupssugar
  • ¾ cupvegetable oil
  • ¾ cupbuttermilk
  • 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • 2 cupsgrated carrot
  • 1can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1can flaked coconut
  • 1 cupchopped pecans or walnuts
  • buttermilk glaze
  • cream cheese frosting

Directions

  1. 1

    Line pans: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with parchment paper; lightly grease and flour parchment paper. Set pans aside.

  2. 2

    Combine dry ingredients: Stir together first 4 ingredients—flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.

  3. 3

    Make batter: 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 cake pans.

  4. 4

    Bake, glaze, and frost: Bake at 350°F 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.