Foodie fans it's National Cake Day...  I'm not much of a baker but I can make a pretty darned good carrot cake... The below recipe is the only one I've ever used.  It came from my grandmother and I've never been dissapointed with it (nore has anyone who's tried it).  Sometimes I add a bit more walnuts but other than that I keep to the recipe...

Yia Yia’s Carrot Cake

2 Cups         Sugar
1 ½ Cups      Oil
4                 Eggs
2 ¼ Cups       Sifted flour
2 teaspoons    Salt
2 teaspoons    Soda
2 teaspoons    Cinnamon
2 cups           Grated new carrots
1 cup            Chopped walnuts

Combine sugar, oil & eggs; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.  Sift flour, salt, soda & cinnamon; add to mixture & beat on low for 1 minute.  Add grated carrots & nuts to mixture.  Spread batter in a greased & flowered 13x9 pan.  Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.  When cool, spread with cream cheese frosting.

Yia Yia’s Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8oz             Cream cheese
¼ cup            Butter
2 teaspoons     Vanilla
1 lb                Confectioners sugar

Bring cream cheese & butter to room temperature.  Beat them together & add vanilla.  Gradually beat in sugar.  (You can add more sugar to thicken or milk to thin)

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/cake/  That link is to a list of many cake recipes - they're not mine and I've never made any of them but it will give you some options...