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Carrot Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Name: Carrot Cake with Chocolate Glaze
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: carrots, grated 240 g; all-purpose flour 250 g; granulated sugar 200 g; eggs 3 pieces; sunflower oil 120 ml; whole milk 80 ml; baking powder 10 g; ground cinnamon 4 g; dark chocolate, chopped 120 g; heavy cream 80 ml

Moist carrot cake topped with a glossy chocolate ganache — Brazil's comforting everyday bolo.

65 minutes · 8 servings · Easy

In Brazil a carrot cake is a home bake rather than a birthday cake, and it is judged first on moisture, because the carrot is grated and folded in wet. The chocolate glaze on top is poured while both are still warm, so it sinks into the crumb and sets as a thin shell. It is a bolo de cenoura, one of the everyday cakes sold in any neighbourhood bakery.

Ingredients

carrots, grated240 g
all-purpose flour250 g
granulated sugar200 g
eggs3 pieces
sunflower oil120 ml
whole milk80 ml
baking powder10 g
ground cinnamon4 g
dark chocolate, chopped120 g
heavy cream80 ml

Directions

1
Whisk eggs, sugar and oil until pale. Stir in the milk and grated carrot.
2
Fold in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon until just combined.
3
Pour into a greased 22 cm round tin and bake at 180°C for 40 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
4
For the glaze, simmer the cream, pour over the chocolate, stir smooth and let cool 4 minutes.
5
Pour the glaze over the cooled cake and spread to the edges. Cool 1 hour before slicing.
6
Refrigerate any leftovers within 2 hours at 4°C or below; use within 4 days.

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