Vanilla Carrot Cake With Chocolate Frosting

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups carrots ground
• 3 eggs whisked
• 7/8 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean scraped
• 1 15/16 cups flour sieved
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 7/8 cup chocolate chips melted

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Grease and flour a round cake pan and set it aside.
3. Place the sugar in a saucepan and stir constantly for about a minute.
4. Add the ground carrots and stir them in well.
5. Remove the pan from the heat, add eggs, and beat with the mixer on medium speed.
6. Add the oil, the vanilla extract, and the vanilla bean, and continue to mix on medium speed.
7. Finally, slowly add in the flour and the baking powder, and mix well.
8. Pour the mix into the cake pan, and bake for approximately 1 hour. Test with a toothpick.
9. Place the butter and honey in a bowl, and mix on a low speed.
10. Add the melted chocolate, and mix for another minute on medium speed.
11. Cover the cake with frosting, and garnish to taste.

sugar, carrots ground, eggs, olive oil, vanilla, vanilla bean scraped, flour sieved, baking powder, unsalted butter, honey, chocolate chips

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Vanilla-Carrot-Cake-with-Chocolate-Frosting-897925 (may not work)