Best 4 Southern Living Buttermilk Carrot Cake Recipes

CARROT CAKE - SOUTHERN LIVING'S BEST RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• Line 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside. 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. 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. 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. 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.

BEST CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Line 3 (9-inch) round cakepans with wax paper; lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set pans aside.
• 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 cakepans.
• 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.

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.

BUTTERMILK CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients; beat until smooth. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, orange zest and salt; add to buttermilk mixture and mix well. Stir in carrots, coconut, nuts and pineapple. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Place pans on wire racks., In a saucepan, combine the first five glaze ingredients. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; add vanilla. Spread over warm cakes. Cool completely before removing from pans., In a bowl, combine the first five frosting ingredients; beat until fluffy. Beat in sugar. Place one cake glaze side up on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Frost top and sides of cake.