Set oven to bake at 350°F

Mix dry ingredients for cake batter in large bowl

Add vegetable oil and blend by hand

Slowly beat in each egg

Add grated carrots and continue mixingon low speed until thoroughly mixed

Bake in 2 3"x9" cake pans for 30 minutes or until cooked (toothpick comes out clean)

For frosting, mix butter and cream cheese, both at room temperature, together

Slowly add in confectioners sugar until all is well mixed in

Mix in vanilla extract and pecans

Once cakes are cooled, frost away!