Glazed Carrot Cake
For years I only ate carrot cake with a butter and cream cheese frosting, but I was surprised by this glazed carrot cake. It was actually delicious. I will not mind enjoying a glazed carrot cake any more.
Yield
24 servingsPrep
15 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 2 | cups |
carrots
grated |
|
| 1 | can |
pineapple
crushed |
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
pecans
chopped |
|
| Glaze | |||
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
milk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
butter
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 355 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 473 | ml |
carrots
grated |
|
| 1 | can |
pineapple
crushed |
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
pecans
chopped |
|
| Glaze | |||
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Into a large mixing bowl sift dry ingredients.
Add eggs, oil, carrots, and pineapple.
Mix well. Add vanilla and pecans. Bake in tube pan or 6 1/2x10½ inch oblong cake pan for one hour. at 350℉ (180℃). Glaze with the following, if desired.
For the glaze, combine sugar and milk in saucepan.
Bring to a boil and cook over low heat until mixture forms a soft ball in water.
Cool. Add butter and vanilla, beat until creamy.
Pour over cake.
