Vegan Parsnip Cake

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Prep

15 min

Bake

25 mins

Serves

10-12

Difficulty

Medium

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This vegan parsnip cake is a moist, flavourful cake perfect for a dessert or teatime treat. The parsnips add a subtle sweetness and nutty flavour to the cake, while the spices give it a warm and cozy aroma.

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Lyle’s Golden Syrup Tin

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Vegan Parsnip Cake Recipe

Name: Vegan Parsnip Cake
Yield: 10-12
Ingredients: 250 g Self raising flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 2 tsp Mixed spice; 1 tsp Cinnamon; 150 g Tate & Lyle Caster Sugar; 100 g Walnuts; 100 ml Vegetable oil; 50 ml Lyle’s Golden Syrup; 200 ml Milk; Zest of one large orange; 300 g Parsnip; 100 g Butter; 150 g Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar; 250 g Soft cheese; 10 to 12 Walnuts; Orange zest

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan). Grease and line two 20cm sandwich tins and set aside.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and spices. Mix to combine. Add sugar and chopped walnuts and stir again.

Step 3

In a separate large bowl, combine the oil, Lyle’s Golden Syrup, dairy free milk and orange zest.

Step 4

Add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and fold to combine. Add the grated parsnips and mix again until well combined. Divide the batter between two sandwich tins and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown and skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer the sponges onto a cooling rack to cool completely.

Step 5

Make the icing. In a large bowl, beat the softened dairy free butter, then add the icing sugar and cream together using a spoon or an electric mixer. Add the cream cheese and mix until you have smooth icing. If icing feels too runny or too thin, place it in the fridge for 15-20 minutes, or add more dairy free cream cheese to the mixture.

Step 6

Sandwich the cooled cakes with half of the icing, and use the remaining half to spread on top. Decorate cake with walnut halves and extra orange zest or candied orange peel. Slice and enjoy!