Step 1

grease and base line two 18cm (7 inch) sandwich tins and pre-heat oven 180oC (160oC fan oven) mark whisk the oil and sugar together (use hand held whisk) then whisk in eggs, one at a time. sift flour, salt and spices together over the mixture and gently fold in using large metal spoon. mix in grated carrots (I use food processor to grate carrots as quicker than a hand-held grater).

Step 2

divide mixture between cake tins and bake at 180oC (160oC fan oven) mark 4 for 30-40 mins (my fan oven takes 50 mins to cook this cake) or until golden and a skewer inserted in middle comes out clean. Leave in tins for 10 minutes then turn out onto wire rack to cool

Step 3

To make frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese together in a bowl until light and fluffy, sift in icing sugar, add the vanilla extract and beat well until smooth. Spread some of the frosting over one cake and sandwich together with the other cake. Spread the remaining frosting on top and sprinkle with pecans ( lovely cake with or without the nuts)

Step 4

cake will keep for up to a week if stored in airtight container if it is stored before the frosting is added. (i very often do this and cake still moist when eaten)