Spiced parsnip and apple cake

Impress everyone and try something a bit different with this delicately delicious and moist cake.

Serves: 10

Preparation time:  15 minutes

Cooking time:  45 minutes

Cooling time: 20 minutes

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You will need

  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
  • ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 200g light muscovado sugar
  • 4 free-range medium eggs
  • 200ml sunflower oil or light olive oil
  • 2 medium parsnips (approx 200g), grated
  • 2 crisp dessert apples, peeled and grated
  • 75g walnuts or pecans, roughly chopped
  • Icing sugar, for dusting
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Spiced parsnip and apple cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder, ground spices and salt into a large bowl. Add the sugar.
  3. In another bowl beat together the eggs and oil and pour onto the dried ingredients. Fold together well then fold in the grated parsnip, apple and walnuts.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake on the middle shelf for 25 minutes then turn the oven down to 170°C, fan 150°C, gas mark 3 and bake for another 20-25 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
  5. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before turning out to cool on a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar.

Cook's tip: This cake will store well in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

*All information included in this recipe has been provided by Produce World.

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Nutritional information for Spiced parsnip and apple cake

Nutritional information for Spiced parsnip and apple cake

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 517 kcal
Total Fat 33g
Saturated Fat 4.4g
Salt 0.8g
Sugar 24g
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