Carrot cake

This recipe is for carrot cake, which I got from The Pioneer Woman's website

Ingredients:

Cake -

• 2 cups of caster sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups of self-raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups of grated carrots

Cream cheese icing -

• 100g butter
• 200g of cream cheese
• 1 pound of icing sugar
• 1 cup of pecans
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla

Method for the cake:

1. Mix the sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl
2. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder & cinnamon & add to the first mixture
3. Add the carrots & mix well.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased pan.
5. Cook for 25-40 minutes
6. Allow to cool.

Method for the cream cheese icing:

1. In a large bowl cream the butter & add the cream cheese.
2. Add the sugar & vanilla and blend.
3. Mix the nuts into the mixture
4. Spread on the cake once it has cooled.