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For Cake:
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Grease three 8 or 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
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Stir together first 4 ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
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In your mixing bowl, beat eggs and next 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
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Fold in carrot and next 3 ingredients.
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Pour batter into prepared pans.
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Bake at 350u00b0 for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Buttermilk Glaze:
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Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a medium to large saucepan.
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Boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly until glaze is golden.
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Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and cool slightly.
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Drizzle warm buttermilk glaze evenly over warm cake layers; cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
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Remove from pans, inverting layers. Peel parchment; invert again, glaze side up.
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Cool completely on wire racks.
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Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting:
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Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy.
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Stir in vanilla.
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Frost with Deluxe Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top of sides of cake.
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Chill cake several hours before slicing.
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Store in the refrigerator.
