This Brazilian carrot cake is soft, moist and delicious! With its irresistible soft brigadeiro frosting, it will be a crowd-pleaser!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Brazilian
Keyword: brazilian, cake, carrot, carrot cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 430kcal
Ingredients
Cake
3mediumcarrots(peeled)
4eggs
½cupvegetable oil
¼cupmilk
2cupsgranulated sugar
21/2cupsall purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking powder
Soft Brigadeiro Frosting
1cansweetened condensed milk
2tablespooncocoa powder
1tablespoonbutter
Instructions
Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan or a 13x9 panUsing a blender, blend together the carrots, eggs, oil, milk and sugar, until it's smooth, with no carrot pieces left.Pour the blend in a bowl and, with the help of a whisk, incorporate the flour and baking powder.Pour it in the prepared pan, and bake it for about 30 minutes or until you press the center of the cake, and it comes back up quickly. You can also insert a toothpick in the center (it should come out clean). It will have a light golden color on top.Wait for it to cool a bit before removing from pan.
Soft Brigadeiro Frosting
In a small saucepan, add the sweetened condensed milk, and, with the help of a sieve, sift the cocoa powder over the condensed milk. Mix it with a whisk, until no clumps of cocoa are left.
Then, turn on the heat, add butter, and stir the mixture with a spatula or wooden spoon, constantly, so it won't stick to the bottom of the pan. Once it starts simmering around the edges of the pan, stir it vigorously for about a minute and turn off the heat. It will look a little runny, but it will thicken a lot more after it cools down.Usually, the process of thickening takes about 5 minutes (from the time you turn on the heat), but this will depend on the intensity of the heat, and brand of sweetened condensed milk (some are thicker than others).
Notes
Soft Brigadeiro: We are looking for a consistency that will be thick enough to stay on the cake, but not so thick that will be hard to spread over the cake. If you think that it has thickened too much, you can add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time, and stir until desired consistency is reached.