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["Prepare Cake;.", "Heat oven to 350.", "Butter bottoms of 2 9 "" round cake pans and fit with 2 circles of parchment paper.", "Butter the sides and paper and dust with flour.", "Set aside.", "Sift the flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.", "Set aside.", "Whisk the eggs, oil, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 2 cups granulated sugar, and vanilla extract together until combined; about 2 minutes and stir into the flour mixture.", "Add the pineapple, carrots, pecans, raisins and coconut and stir to combine.", "Divide batter between pans and bake about 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.", "Make the glaze:.", "About 8 minutes before cakes are done, bring the corn syrup, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter to a medium boil for 3 to 5 minutes.", "Pour all of the glaze on the hot cakes in their pans.", "Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack.", "Make cream cheese frosting:.", "Place the cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter in a bowl and beat using a mixer set on high speed for about 2 minutes.", "Stop mixer and add the powdered sugar and lemon juice.", "Resume mixing on medium speed until frosting is creamy smooth.", "Assemble cake:.", "Unmold cakes and place 1 layer on a cake plate.", "Spread a third of the frosting over the layer, top with the remaining layer.", "Frost cake top and sides with remaining frosting.", "Pipe carrots and leaves with decorator frosting ."]
