Brazilian Carrot Cake
- Serves
- 1 10-inch bundt pan
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 45 minutes
Brazilian Carrot Cake, also known as Bolo de cenoura teaches you to forget what you might've learned from American carrot cake and focus on the carrots as the main event.
There's no spices, no raisins, no nuts. And it all can come together in a blender. It's topped with a chocolate frosting, also known as a brigadeiro and chocolate sprinkles.
My friend from Brazil taught me a lot of the process for making this cake. The first time I tried, II added the dry ingredients directly to the blender, but I found that folding that with the wet batter created a much fluffier texture overall.
Ingredients
For the Brazilian Carrot Cake
- 4 medium carrots (about 300 g) carrots, peeled and chopped
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups (360g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (237mL) vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
For the Brazilian Carrot Cake
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chocolate sprinkles
Directions
To make the cake
- Step 1
Heavily grease a 10-inch bundt pan and preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Step 2
In a blender, add the carrots, eggs, oil, sugar. Blend on high until the mixture is smooth. You can also opt for a food processor, but I found the mixture wasn't as smooth as a blender would be. Pour the batter into a medium bowl.
- Step 3
Add the remaining cake ingredients to the medium bowl and using a spatula, combine the ingredients just until the flour has disappeared.
- Step 4
Pour into your prepared bundt pan and bake for about 45 - 50 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Once done, let sit in bundt pan for 10 minutes. Remove from bundt pan and let cool on cooling rack completely.
To make the brigadeiro
- Step 1
In a medium pot, add the chocolate, butter, and the sweetened condensed milk. Cook on medium, stirring until the ingredients are melted and fully combined.
- Step 2
Pour in the heavy cream and combine, stirring with a spatula.
- Step 3
Immediately pour the hot brigadeiro on top of the cooled carrot cake, covering. Top with chocolate sprinkles and enjoy.