Grandma Peggy's Outrageous Carrot Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F

  2. Grease three 8-inch pans with parchment

  3. Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt

  4. In a mixer, beat eggs, sugar, oil, and buttermilk until smooth

  5. Add dry ingredients just to combine

  6. Fold in carrots, pineapple, coconut, and walnuts

  7. Divide evenly (870 g each) into prepared pans

  8. Bake 30 minutes

  9. Cover with foil, rotate pans, and bake 14 more minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

  10. Cool 10 minutes, turn onto racks, and pour glaze over warm cakes

  11. Cool completely

  12. For buttermilk glaze: Boil sugar, baking soda, butter, corn syrup, and buttermilk for 4 minutes, stirring

  13. Remove from heat and add vanilla

  14. For cream cheese frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese smooth

  15. Add sugar and vanilla; mix on low 30 seconds, then high 10 seconds

  16. Assemble cake layers with cream cheese frosting

  17. Chill 30 minutes

  18. Apply final coat of frosting

  19. Top with extra coconut and walnuts

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🎂Cake

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎂Birthday🎉Celebration📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 1h

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