Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Scratch Pantry

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups vegetable oil
• 3 cups carrots , grated
• 1 cup pecans or walnuts , optional
• 1 ⁄ 2 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese , room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ⁄ 4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar