Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 300 g raw parsnip (approx 2)
  • 250 g (2 ¼ cups) plain (all purpose) flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 145 g (¾ cup) sugar
  • 120 ml (½ cup) vegetable oil
  • 120 g (1 cup) plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 140 g (½ cup) butter, softened
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 250 g (2 cups) powdered icing sugar
  • 30 ml (1/8 cup) mulled wine
  • 100 g (3 ½ oz) powdered icing sugar
  • Edible glitter (optional)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Grease 2 x 9” cake tins and line the bottom with baking parchment.
  • Peel and grate the raw parsnip. (You should have about 4 cups, grated). Set aside.
  • Sift the flour, bicarb of soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the parsnip.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil, yogurt and vanilla together with an electric mixer.
  • Fold the wet ingredients into the dry gently.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool in the tin.