any unit used in linear measurement, as the inch, foot, meter, etc. Origin of linear measure. 1885-1890. First recorded in 1885-90.
Realistically, you could put any icing you wanted on a carrot cake. The wonderful beauty of cooking is that you can make it to your liking. But, the traditional icing that most people put on carrot cake is cream cheese icing.
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2  Grease a 6 cup ring mold. 3  Combine the egg, peanut butter, oil, vanilla, and honey, if desired, in a large bowl; blend well. 4  Stir in the carrots and mix thoroughly. 5  Sift together the flour and baking soda and fold into the carrot mixture. 6  Spoon cake batter into prepared pan.