Carrot cake (Brazilian stile). A traditional favorite in my family, Brazilian carrot cake is very different from the American version. The popular cake is topped with homemade chocolate frosting, and perfect to serve with a glass of milk or tea. This is a very traditional cake in Brazil; it's not something that's associated with Easter and spring time the way carrot cake here in the US is.
Decidedly different from its American counterpart, Brazilian carrot cake uses carrots that are blended with oil, sugar, and eggs instead of grated resulting in a light, moist, tender cake. Brazilian Carrot Cake Quite different from the American version, this Brazilian Carrot Cake is the easiest carrot cake you'll ever make! Fluffy, moist, not-too-sweet and covered with lots of brigadeiro. You can cook Carrot cake (Brazilian stile) using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Carrot cake (Brazilian stile)
- Prepare of Cake.
- You need 3 of eggs.
- Prepare 3 of carrots.
- You need 1 cup of canola oil.
- Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 2 cup of flour our purpose.
- You need 1 tbsp of baking powder.
While American-style carrot cake is frequently topped with a cream cheese frosting, Brazilian-style carrot cake is either served plain (like a coffee cake) or more typically, topped with a chocolate sauce. I have to confess that I do prefer mine dusted with powdered sugar instead of topped with chocolate sauce. Place the carrots dough and the remaining ingredients in the mixer.. People ask about the difference between and American style carrot cake and a Brazilian style, and the difference is the Brazilian version is a lot simpler.
Carrot cake (Brazilian stile) step by step
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Stir together first 3 ingredients in the blender and blend..
- Place the carrots dough and the remaining ingredients in the mixer..
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan..
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until a wooden stick insert in center comes out clean..
- You can use a chocolate fudge as a topping for the cake..
No walnuts, no spices, but to a Brazilian it is the best tasting cake! We also eat it without any frosting or only with a chocolate "sauce", which can be prepared several ways. Brazilian carrot cake - or bolo de cenoura- is delicious and simple to make. It's a very popular cake in Brazil among children and adults. Some carrot cakes (mainly in the US and the UK) are often made with grated carrots, nuts, spices, coconut, raisins, and pineapple - all topped with a cream cheese frosting.