Winter-Spiced Parsnip Cake with Mulled Wine Drizzle

5 from 3 votes

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.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 452kcal

Author: Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

For the Vanilla Buttercream

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

For the Mulled Wine Drizzle

Beat the mulled wine and icing sugar until smooth.

To finish:

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.

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