Parsnip Spice Cake With Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon plus â…› teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¾ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup canola oil or vegetable oil
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 2 cups (packed) shredded peeled parsnips (about 3 large) – steam first to soften. After peeling the parsnips, cutting them into small chunks, and steaming the pieces, pass them through a food mill. After shredding, there may still be some larger chunks; make sure to chop these up thoroughly before adding the shredded parsnips to the batter.
  • ½ cup walnuts, toasted, chopped
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
  • 3 cups (about 12 ounces) powdered sugar

Description

Anybody Can Make A Cake With Carrots Or Apples Or Pumpkin -- But Parsnips Are The Stars Here. The Cake Itself Is Rich And Tasty Without Being Cloying And Overly Sweet. Use A Microplane To Grate The Ginger, And Make Sure You Have Chopped Up All Of The Chun

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