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Birthday Carrot Cake

The perfect gluten-free birthday cake. Carrot cake at it's best!

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 2 cups Outrageous Baking All Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 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

For the 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

For the 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

Instructions

For the Cake

  • 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 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.

For the 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.

For the 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.

Notes

Decorate as desired.
Adapted from Southern Living