Brazilian carrot cake with chocolate glaze bolo de cenoura

Name: Brazilian carrot cake with chocolate glaze bolo de cenoura
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12 portions
Ingredients: 300 g carrot; 3 pcs eggs; 120 ml sunflower oil; 200 g caster sugar; 250 g plain flour; 12 g baking powder; 30 g cocoa powder; 100 g caster sugar; 30 g butter; 60 ml milk

Eduard LáskaSweetBrazilian Cuisine x se líbilo

The vivid orange dessert bolo de cenoura is one of Brazil's best-loved home bakes, made in nearly every household. Unlike the classic version, the carrots are not grated but blended straight into the batter, which gives the crumb its vivid orange color and moist, airy texture. The crown of the whole dessert is a glossy chocolate glaze, poured over while still hot. It smells of lazy Sunday afternoons and disappears before it has time to cool.

Příprava: 20min

Vaření: 45min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 1h 5min

Step by step process

Preparing the batter

1
For the Brazilian carrot cake first peel the carrots and cut them into smaller rounds so they blend more easily. Put them in a blender with the eggs and sunflower oil and blend everything smooth, until you get a vivid orange and completely liquid mixture without any lumps.
2
Add the sugar and stir briefly so it starts to dissolve. Then gradually fold the sifted plain flour together with the baking powder into the wet mixture. Mix only briefly, until a smooth and moist batter without lumps forms.

Baking

3
Fill a greased and flour-dusted tin with the prepared batter and smooth the surface. Put it in an oven preheated to 180 °C and bake for about 40 minutes. You can tell it is done when a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean and dry.

Chocolate glaze

4
Meanwhile prepare the glaze. In a small pot mix the cocoa with sugar, butter and milk and set it over a low flame. Stirring constantly, cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, until the mixture thickens and turns beautifully glossy.

Finishing

5
Pour the hot glaze evenly over the still warm cake so it slowly drips down the sides too. Let it set completely and only then cut it into squares and serve.