4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cup oil

Cream together. Add:

2 cups self-rising flour
1 tsp vanilla

Stir in: 1 cup shredded carrots and 1 cup chopped nuts.

Bake in tube pan 1-1/2 hours at 350 degrees. Leave cake in pan.

Glaze:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 t soda
1 t corn syrup

Mix and bring to a boil (will be foamy). While cake and glaze are still hot spoon glaze over the cake and let cool in the pan before removing.

Source: Margaret Glass