CARROT CAKE SUPREME WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE AND CREAM CHEESE FROST

Steps:

• For Cake:.
• Grease three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
• Stir together first 4 ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
• In your mixing bowl, 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 pans.
• Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Buttermilk Glaze:.
• Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a medium to large saucepan.
• Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly until glaze is golden.
• Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and cool slightly.
• Drizzle warm buttermilk glaze evenly over warm cake layers; cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pans, inverting layers. Peel parchment; invert again, glaze side up.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Frost with Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top of sides of cake.
• Chill cake several hours before slicing.
• Store in the refrigerator.