Brazilian carrot cake

Prepare

1. 🥄step 1
2. 🔥Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas

Steps

1. 🔥Oil and line the base of a 20cm springform cake tin.

Prepare

1. 🧂Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder together in a large bowl and set aside.

Steps

1. 🍳Tip the oil, carrots and eggs in a blender and blitz until smooth.
2. 🫇Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring until smooth.
3. 🍽️step 2
4. 🌿Pour the batter into the cake tin and give it a shake to get rid of air bubbles.

Cook

1. 🫇Bake for 45 mins to 1 hr, until a clean knife or skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Steps

1. 🍽️If the middle is sticky, put back in the oven for a further 5 mins.
2. 🌿Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin.
3. ✨step 3
4. 🥄For the drizzle, heat the milk, cocoa and sugar in a saucepan over a low heat.
5. 🔥Stir until the sugar dissolves (about 5 mins), creating a thick, shiny drizzle.
6. 🧂step 4
7. 🍳Remove the cake from the tin and level the top using a serrated knife, then flip so the bottom becomes the top.
8. 🫇Pierce all over using a knife or toothpick and put on a wire rack with a tray or large bowl underneath.
9. 🍽️Pour the drizzle over the cake in batches until it’s all absorbed.
10. 🌿You can reuse any drizzle caught in the tray or bowl.
11. ✨Most of the drizzle should be absorbed.