I have also updated the carrot cake post with 2 pictures and some additional notes.  This is Indira’s recipe and I have baked it a couple of times with many variations.  This is my mother in law’s favorite cake also.  She is leaving for India today.  When I made this cake for her the first time, she told that she liked it very much and also told me to bake it once again before she leaves, so that she can take it with her.  Usually mothers and mother in laws make our favorite snacks and sweets and bring them here from India.  So when she asked me to bake the cake to take it with her, I was really very happy.  I baked them as muffins instead of one big cake for easy packing.  I think that’s the least I can do for her, living so far away from each other.