Blue Ribbon Carrot Cake With Buttermilk Glaze Recipes

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.

CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside. Beat eggs in bowl until lemon-colored; beat in the sugar, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture; stir in the pineapple, carrots, nuts and coconut. Pour into lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For frosting, combine all ingredients except vanilla in saucepan; bring to boil. Boil 5-6 minutes, until thick and syrupy; add vanilla. Poke holes in top of cake with toothpick or fork; pour glaze over top while cake is still warm. Serve warm or store in refrigerator.

BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• 2. Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a small bowl. Place the raisins into the pineapple juice to soften.
• 3. To make the cake, whisk the flour, soda, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• 4. In an electric mixer bowl, beat eggs until light in color; add sugar and beat on medium high until light and fluffy. Add oil, buttermilk and vanilla, beat on medium until combined. Add flour mixture, ¼ cup at a time, to sugar mixture in mixing bowl, beating on low until combined.
• 5. Drain raisins and add to mixture. Add carrots, drained pineapple and nuts. Beat on low just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out dry, but be careful to not over bake. If you press your finger in the middle, an indention should remain. While the is cooking, make the glaze and frosting.
• 6. To make glaze: In a large saucepan over medium high heat, cook all glaze ingredients except vanilla extract, stirring. Cook, stirring, approximately 10-15 minutes, or until it turns into a light caramel color (it will foam up a bit). Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• 7. To make frosting: In an electric mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add butter and vanilla; continue beating, adding a tablespoon of milk and cinnamon. Slowly add the powdered sugar, beating on low speed. Turn to high and beat until creamy, adding more milk if mixture is too thick.
• 8. When the cake is done, remove from oven and poke holes all over the top with a toothpick. Pour warm glaze over the top and spread with a spoon to coat evenly. Let set until completely cool. When cool, frost with frosting.

BEST EVER CARROT CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 Line 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside.
• 2. Stir together first 4 ingredients. 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
• 3. 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.
• 4. Buttermilk Glaze Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Boil, stirring often, 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
• 5. Cream Cheese Frosting Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.

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.

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.