Winter-Spiced Parsnip Cake with Mulled Wine Drizzle

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5.0

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    452 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Winter-Spiced Parsnip Cake with Mulled Wine Drizzle

This winter-spiced parsnip cake is moist, earthy and quite similar to carrot cake. It is enrobed in a rich vanilla buttercream and then striped with a spiced, boozy, mulled wine drizzle to make it taste of Christmas.

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Ingredients

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

For the Vanilla Buttercream

  • 140 g (½ cup) butter, softened
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 250 g (2 cups) powdered icing sugar

For the Mulled Wine Drizzle

  • 30 ml (⅛ cup) mulled wine
  • 100 g (3 ½ oz) powdered icing sugar

To decorate

  • edible glitter optional
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Instructions

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

For the Vanilla Buttercream

  1. Beat the butter until smooth, then add the milk and vanilla. Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.

For the Mulled Wine Drizzle

  1. Beat the mulled wine and icing sugar until smooth.

To finish:

  1. Spread the completely cooled cake with the vanilla icing between layers and around the top and sides. Drizzle with the mulled wine drizzle and decorate with the edible glitter if using.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 452kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Cholesterol 67mg (22%) Sodium 250mg (10%) Potassium 213mg (6%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 42g (84%) Vitamin A 351IU (7%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 452 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 452kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 21g 32%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Sodium 250mg 10%
Potassium 213mg 5%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 42g 84%
Vitamin A 351IU 7%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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