A Yummy classic carrot cake recipe, with a sweet creamy frosting.
Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 9×13 inch cake pan.
In a large bowl combine carrots, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Stir in the eggs, oil, vanilla and applesauce.
Pour batter into cake pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Put onto a cooling rack and let cool fully.
Frosting
To make the frosting, In medium bowl use an electric mixer to beat together all the ingredients until smooth.
Spread frosting over cooled cake, lightly dust with finely crushed walnuts or if you have fancier cake decorations like the carrots in this picture, then garnish as desired.