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The history of cakes dates back to ancient times. Initial cakes were way too different from todays exotic cakes. The cakes in olden times were more bread-like with sugar or honey added to them. The word cake was derived from the Old Norse word “kaka”. Oxford dictionary traces the word “cake” back to the 13th century. You can read all about Baking and its history here .

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Baking in Brazil

In Brazil, the habit of baking came from its colony country, Portugal, and the first cake ever baked in our land was a portuguese traditional sponge cake, that was considered a delicacy and was only present at wealthy households. Today, cakes are part of our daily lives, usually served with coffee in the afternoons and we have a long list of national receipts, some made with local ingredients as manioc or coconut, and others just a different version of cakes we have around the world. The carrot cake, for example, the brazilian version is much lighter than its foregain cousins and is always accompanied by chocolate cover.

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Brazilian Carrot Cake

INGREDIENTS
• 2 carrots
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of soya or corn oil
• 1 tea spoon of powder

For the cover/frost:
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 spoon of milk cream
• 3 spoons of chocolate powder
• 2 spoons of butter milk

INSTRUCTIONS
1. In a blender, add the eggs, carrots, oil and sugar and mix it for 3 minutes
2. Add this mixture to a bowl and add the flour and powder
3. mix everything until you have a homogeneous batter
4. grease the baking tray of your choice with butter and flour
5. add the batter to the baking tray and put in the oven for 30-40 minutes
6. Cover/frost: Mix all the ingredients listed in a hot pan and mix it until it starts to loose from the pan

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