Buttermilk Carrot Cake With Glaze

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• cake
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3 eggs, beaten to blend
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups carrots, peeled and finely shredded
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (i usually substitute pecans)
• buttermilk glaze
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine first five ingredients in medium bowl.
• 3 stir together buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla in large bowl.
• 4 add dry ingredients and stir until well blended.
• 5 mix in carrots and walnuts.
• 6 pour batter into 9x13 glass oven proof baking dish. i also use 9 inch square cake pans with good luck.
• 7 bake 45 minutes or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool then drizzle with hot buttermilk glaze.
• 9 buttermilk glaze instructions:.
• 10 combine first five ingredients in heavy medium sauce pan.
• 11 bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• 12 boil until slightly thickened, about five minutes.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 stir in vanilla.
• 15 pour over cake immediately.
• 16 cool slightly before serving.
• 17 makes 1 1/4 cups glaze.