Name: Honey, parsnip & coconut cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 175ml sunflower oil plus extra for greasing; 3 large eggs; 100g light muscovado sugar; 75g clear honey plus 2 tbsp for the icing; 280g self-raising flour; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 200g parsnips grated; 75g desiccated coconut; 3 tbsp coconut flakes; 300g cream cheese

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Honey, parsnip & coconut cake

Honey, parsnip & coconut cake

Angela Boggiano

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Serves 10 - 12

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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This light bake, with grated parsnips and desiccated coconut, makes a great alternative to carrot cake - top with rich cream cheese icing

Freezable (un-iced)

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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175ml sunflower oil

plus extra for greasing
3 large eggs
100g light muscovado sugar
75g clear honey

plus 2 tbsp for the icing
280g self-raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
200g parsnips

grated
75g desiccated coconut
3 tbsp coconut

flakes
300g cream cheese

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal480
fat34g
saturates15g
carbs35g
sugars17g
fibre4g
protein6g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly grease a 22cm round loose-bottomed cake tin and line with baking parchment.
step 2

Put the eggs, oil, sugar and honey in a bowl and whisk for 3-4 mins until thick and creamy.
step 3

Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda over the mixture and fold in carefully, along with the parsnips and desiccated coconut. Spoon into the tin and bake for 45 mins until golden and firm to the touch. Push a skewer into the centre of the cake – if it comes out clean, then it is cooked. If it is still wet, cook for a further 10 mins. Transfer the cake to a wire rack and leave to cool completely before icing.
step 4

Put the coconut flakes on a baking tray and put in the oven for about 5 mins until lightly toasted. Keep an eye on them, as they burn quickly.
step 5

To make the icing, put the cream cheese and 2 tbsp honey in a bowl and beat together until smooth and creamy. Spread the icing over the top of the cooled cake and finish with the toasted coconut flakes.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2015

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