Brazilian Carrot Cake With Chocolate Frosting

The popularity of this cake has spread the recipe to other parts of the world well beyond Brazil. My friend in Brazil, Gustavo, also known by his "secret name," "G," which is now NOT so secret, made me aware of this cake a few months ago, and I later came across recipes for it from places like Australia and Indonesia. Usually served along with a cup of coffee in Brazil, but hey, you can always have a glass of milk! 

Ingredients (1 single layer cake):

For the cake:
3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into pieces
3 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour + 1 tablespoon baking powder, sifted together
1 1/4 cups sugar

For the frosting:
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter

Heat the oven to 350 F. Meanwhile, add the carrot pieces, eggs, oil and sugar to a food processor or a blender. Process until smooth. In a bowl, add the sifted flour, baking powder and sugar; mix the dry ingredients briefly with a spoon or a fork. Add the carrot mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well until smooth. Lightly oil/grease a cake pan, then lightly dust it with some flour. Pour the batter into the pan and bake in the preheated oven until a knife or a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Spread the frosting in a layer onto the top of the cake, or use a knife to go around the outside of the cake in the baking pan and then turn the cake out onto a dish, then take the dish you plan to use for the cake and turn the cake onto it, then add the frosting. One more thing... EAT! Frosting: To a heavy-bottomed pan add the sugar, cocoa powder, milk and butter. Over low heat, cook the mixture, stirring often (almost constantly, as these are ingredients that love to stick to the pan) until it comes to a boil for about a minute or so, then remove the pan from the heat.

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