Dessert

Carrot Cake (Southern Living) is for Dessert.

Carrot Cake (Southern Living) takes 45 minutes to prepare.

Carrot Cake (Southern Living) takes 35 minutes to cook.

Carrot Cake (Southern Living) makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Carrot Cake (Southern Living) are:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrot
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (3 1/2-ounce) can flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

BUTTERMILK GLAZE
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Here is how you make Carrot Cake (Southern Living):

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 GLAZEBring 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.Serving Size: Makes 1 round, 3 level 9-inch cakeNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAURAMCLANDTX.

The nutritional information for Carrot Cake (Southern Living) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 553.6

• Total Fat: 31.3 g
• Cholesterol: 76.4 mg
• Sodium: 462.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 66.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 5.4 g