A long name for a little cupcake huh ? A couple of weeks ago my sister Robin called me on the phone and asked me if I’d make a Carrot cake for her son Andrew, he was coming home and they were having a get together. When did she need? RIGHT AWAY! Sure I’ll make one. To Read More, Click On Recipe Title.
My hubby was defraging the computer, so I went to my Southern Living Cookbook and found this recipe. I started the recipe thinking this is going to be like every other carrot cake I’ve made so no big deal. After I started the recipe I realized there was a glaze, a buttermilk glaze. HUH??? ok so this recipe is different , very different. I made the 3 layers to the cake then started the glaze. OMG!!! This stuff is like heaven!!! It’s made with buttermilk and tastes like caramel, it looks like caramel! After the cakes were made the glaze is drizzled all over the tops of the cakes while they’re hot from the oven. When they cool a little, out of the pans they go to cool completely then they get frosted with the cream cheese frosting. Since the cake was for my sister, I didn’t get to taste it! When I called her to see how the cake was she said….Oh my gosh it was wonderful, so moist , not at all dense like most carrot cakes. Ok that’s it I have to make it again!! But since I already made the cakes I decided to make cupcakes. I drizzled the cuppies with the glaze just like the cakes, straight from the oven. I had to try a cupcake after they cooled without the frosting. It was WONDERFUL!!! You wouldn’t even need the cream cheese frosting!! The glaze seeps down into the cupcake and makes it so moist and delicious! I had a little bit of glaze left and put it on ice cream!! This stuff ROCKS!!! This is THE BEST carrot cake I’ve ever made!
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Best Carrot Cake
Southern Living
Found on MyRecipes.com
Ingredients
* 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
* Cream Cheese Frosting
Preparation
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° 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
Ingredients
* 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
Preparation
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
Ingredients
* 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
Preparation
Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.
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Everything looks great but I could really go for a cupcake just about now!
I make a beef teriyaki very much like this. And the cupcake looks so good!
The asian flavours are a big thumbs up for me. I have to bookmark the beef and broccoli – one of my all time favourites in Asian fare.
Good God Woman! What an utterly fantastically delicious post. That beef and broccoli looks awesome.. I mean awesome. I am LOVING those cupcakes too, carrot cake is a fav of mine, but these cupcakes are screaming my name. My hat is off to you!
As always, everything looks amazing! You ladies out-do yourselves every time! 🙂
Sounds like my idea of the perfect meal! Asian food followed by one of my all time favorites, carrot cake.
Nice work girls!
The beef teriyaki looks like a winner. My husband has been asking me to make something like this. Thanks so much for the post. I just love your recipes.
You’ve sold me on the cupcake for certain! This may be Grumpy’s next birthday cake…as carrot is his favorite!
I love beef brocolli..we also make it all the time and that carrot cupcake?? it looks awesome!
As usual everything looks marvelous!! Love the way you piped the icing on too 🙂 YUM!
Isn’t Southern Living the best? Their recipes are always so tasty. Thanks for the great fresh ginger tips. I love the Thai Pork Salad Recipe and the Buttermilk Glaze for the cupcakes does sound fantastic. I’ve got to try these!
Bunny, you are always cooking up a storm. Always looks good. If I was invited for dinner, I might have to ask if I could have dessert first! That cupcake is inticing.
WOW. They all look amazing! I love beef and broccoli. I’ll have to give this a try when the husband is away. (He doesn’t care for beef this way, but I LOVE it.)
The carrot cake sounds great. I can’t wait to try it with that glaze! My husband was just saying the other day that he had a craving for carrot cake (this coming from someone who doesn’t really like cake at all!).
I really want to try that Beef & Broccoli recipe ..yummmy!
carrot cake with a glaze AND a frosting? yes please!
Wow!! Bunny everything look amazing!! Love the cupcakes!! and Beef Teriyaki! xxGloria
The beef teriyaki looks great and all, but I’m all about those Carrot Cake Cupcakes!! Wow!
The Teriyaki and Pork salad both looks so yummy! Perfect hot weather food. And those cupcakes are just heavenly delicious, especially with that cream cheese frosting!
A buttermilk glaze and cream cheese frosting – yum, carrot cake is my favorite! And I love beef and broccoli together, looks great!