Parsnip Spice Cake

Spiced Parsnip Cake

If you like carrot cake or spice cake I think you’ll really like this cake recipe. Fresh grated parsnips are the ingredient that makes the cake moist. You can serve it plain, dusted with powdered sugar or frosted.

Spiced Parsnip Cake

1½ c. flour

1 c. sugar

1 T. ground ginger

2 t.  each baking powder and cinnamon

1 t. each nutmeg and allspice

¾ t. each salt, and cloves

3 eggs

½ c. oil

½ c. milk

1 t. vanilla

2 c. packed peeled, shredded fresh parsnips, about 3 large

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 13×9- inch baking pan. Combine flour and sugar with dry ingredients and set aside. Whisk together the eggs, oil and milk and vanilla and pour over the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined and then stir in the parsnips. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean.  When cool dust with powdered sugar or frost with cream cheese frosting.