Bolo de cenoura
Bolo de cenoura, from above
Non vegEggBrazil

Bolo de cenoura

Fluffy orange carrot cake with a crackly chocolate glaze. Brazil's favourite tea time cake.

60 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Brazil's carrot cake1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayBrazilian carrot cake with brigadeiro glaze.
The original
431kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
60minutessame

Bolo de cenoura.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

12 servings
Carrot3 medium, chopped
Egg4
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 cup
Sugar2 cups, split
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups
Baking powder1 tbsp
Cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder)4 tbsp
Butter2 tbsp
Milk½ cup

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Blend carrots, eggs, oil and 300 g sugar until smooth.
  2. 2Fold in maida and baking powder.
  3. 3Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes in a greased tin.
  4. 4Boil cocoa, remaining sugar, butter and milk until slightly thick; pour over the warm cake.
Serve it like this

Serve squares at room temperature with coffee, glaze side up.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Bolo de cenoura: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

A little snack Pão de queijo40 min
A little snack Coxinha90 min
To drink Limonada suíça8 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Brigadeiros30 min
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