Carrot Cake SUPREME!

This is the most delicious carrot cake on the planet! This is actually Kriquett's recipe... she made it for her dessert night months ago and we are still talking about it. I know this is not the best way to start off the year or a dinner group recipe blog, but it must be posted!!

CARROT CAKE
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups grated carrot
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (3 1/2-oz) can flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Buttermilk Glaze (recipe below)
Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below)

-Grease three 9-inch round cakepans; line with wax paper. Lightly grease and flour wax paper. Set 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 pans.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
-Drizzle warm Buttermilk Glaze evenly over warm cake layers; cool in pans on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans, inverting layers. Peel off wax paper; invert again, glaze side up. Cool completely on wire racks.
-Spread Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Chill cake several hours before slicing. Store in refrigerator.
-Yield 16 servings

BUTTERMILK GLAZE
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract

-Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly until glaze is golden. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Cool slightly.

DELUXE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 (3-oz) package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 (16-oz) package powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

-Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beathing at low speed until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.