"Carrot cake with a chocolate topping? Yes, PLEASE!"
Many thanks to Nikibakes for the delicious dairy (& gluten) free recipe.
Brazilian Carrot Cake recipe
"Carrot cake with a chocolate topping? Yes, PLEASE!" Many thanks to Nikibakes for the delicious dairy (& gluten) free recipe.
Ingredients
For the carrot cake
| 250g | grated carrot |
| 200ml | olive oil |
| 3 | large eggs |
| 250g | light brown sugar |
| 250g | plain or gluten free flour |
| 1 tsp | vanilla extract |
| 1.5 tsp | baking powder |
| a good pinch | sea salt |
For the chocolate ganache
| 150g | dark chocolate chips |
| 100ml | coconut milk |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| a pinch | sea salt |
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter a Bundt pan or brownie tin very well, set aside.
- Add the carrots, eggs, light brown sugar, and vanilla extract in the blender. Blend until completely smooth.
- Pour the carroty mixture into a large bowl and add the oil followed by the flour and baking powder over the top. Add the salt and fold in the dry ingredients with a spatula until no traces of flour remain.Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Once it's ready, let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet to finish cooling.
- To make the chocolate ganache glaze, simply heat up your chosen cream and pour over the chocolate, mix gently until the chocolate has melted, and add the olive oil and sea salt. Spoon the ganache over the cake and leave it to set a bit before slicing and serving. Enjoy!
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