Excellent Carrot Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups sugar
    3/4 cup buttermilk
    3/4 cup vegetable oil
    3 eggs, beaten
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    2 cups flour
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
    2 cups grated carrots
    1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
    1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
    1 1/4 cups coconut
    Buttermilk Glaze
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup buttermilk
    1/2 cup butter
    1 tablespoon light corn syrup
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    Cream Cheese Frosting
    8 ounces cream cheese, softened
    1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup solid margarine, softened
    1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
    1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
    Combine first 5 ingredients; beat well.
    Mix flour, soda, salt and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture; stir well.
    Add carrots, walnuts, pineapple and coconut; stir well.
    Pour batter into greased and floured 13x9 baking pan.
    Bake at 350\u00b0 for 55 minutes, or until pick comes out clean.
    Buttermilk Glaze: Combine first 5 ingredients in large saucepan.
    Bring to a boil; cook 4 minutes on medium heat.
    Remove from heat; add vanilla.
    Pour buttermilk glaze over warm cake; let cake cool.
    Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix cream cheese and butter; beat until smooth.
    Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
    Stir in vanilla.
    Spread cream cheese frosting on top of cooled cake.

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