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 Sift together the flour and baking soda and fold into the carrot mixture. 2  Spoon cake batter into prepared pan. 3  Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. 4  Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes; then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.