Carrot Cake -Sharon Messamaker Recipe

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Carrot Cake -Sharon Messamaker
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 (3 1/2 oz) can flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Stir together flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
  2. Beat at medium speed eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and buttermilk until smooth. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until blended.
  3. Pour batter into 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with wax paper, lightly greased and flour.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  5. While cake is baking, prepare buttermilk glaze. Bring to boil 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 baking soda 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup butter and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Boil for 4 minutes; stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
  6. Drizzle glaze over cakes when they come out of the oven; cool cakes in pans for 15 minutes.
  7. Remove cakes from pans to cool completely on wire racks.
  8. Prepare cream cheese frosting. Beat 3/4 cup butter and 11 oz cream cheese on medium speed until creamy. Add 3 cups powder sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth.
  9. Spread cream cheese frosting between cooled layers, stack layers, spread frosting over top and sides of cakes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 19280.52 Kcal (80724 kJ)
Calories from fat 10798.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1199.81g 1846%
Cholesterol 1544.79mg 515%
Sodium 24431.73mg 1018%
Potassium 25755.26mg 548%
Total Carbs 2015.24g 672%
Sugars 1205.08g 4820%
Dietary Fiber 65.48g 262%
Protein 208.88g 418%
Vitamin C 18.3mg 31%
Vitamin A 5mg 168%
Iron 30mg 167%
Calcium 2681.2mg 268%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 429.56 Kcal (1798 kJ)
Calories from fat 240.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.73g 1846%
Cholesterol 34.42mg 515%
Sodium 544.32mg 1018%
Potassium 573.81mg 548%
Total Carbs 44.9g 672%
Sugars 26.85g 4820%
Dietary Fiber 1.46g 262%
Protein 4.65g 418%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 31%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 168%
Iron 0.7mg 167%
Calcium 59.7mg 268%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 484.8
    Points
  • 541
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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