Johnny Iuzzini's Brazilian Carrot Cake

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Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 Lb 4 oz. carrots
• 4 eggs
• 8 oz oil
• 16 oz sugar
• 9 oz all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon salt
• Chocolate Frosting:
• 3.5 oz bittersweet chocolate
• 1 Cup milk
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 2 Teaspoon honey

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from beta.abc.go.com

Preparation

Step 1

9 oz all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter

For the Cake: Prepare a 9x13 cake pan with butter and flour. Pre heat oven to 325 f.

1 Lb 4 oz. carrots

Peel and roughly chop the carrots. Sift the dry ingredients together.

4 eggs
8 oz oil
16 oz sugar
Carrots (from previous step)

In a blender mix the carrots, eggs, oil and sugar. Blend until its completely smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and fold in the dry.

3.5 oz bittersweet chocolate
1 Cup milk
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Teaspoon honey

Bake for 40 min.

For the chocolate frosting: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Let it boil and cook for 5 min. The cake should still be warm when you pour it over.