SPICED PARSNIP CAKE

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 45 minutes
by rotts4me

Ingredients

1 butternut squash peeled seeded, sliced

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

2/3 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup oil

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups parsnips grated & peeled

3 1/2 cups white frosting


Directions

In baking dish, combine squash and 2 tbs water, cover, microwave on high 10 min. Let stand covered 5 min. Drain, transfer to processor or blender, puree until smooth. Cool. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9" cake pans, line bottoms, grease. *In bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg, set aside. In bowl, beat eggs, sugars, oil, vanilla, and 1 1/2 cups squash puree until combined. Add flour mixture, mix until incorporated. Fold in parsnips. Divide among pans. *Bake 40 min. or until done. Cool 10 min. Invert onto wire racks. Peel off parchment, cool. Place 1 cake layer onto a plate. Top with one third of frosting. Add second layer on top. Spread remaining frosting on top of cake.

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