The Crisper Whisperer: Parsnip Spice Cake

Name: The Crisper Whisperer: Parsnip Spice Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter, at room temperature; 118 milliliters canola oil; 113 grams cream cheese, at room temperature; 3 larges eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons peeled, grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 2 tightly packed cups peeled, shredded parsnips; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters walnuts, chopped; 118 milliliters whole milk

One serving contains 326 calories, 5g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch pan. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt.

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Baking Powder

Ginger Powder

Allspice

Cinnamon

Butter

Clove

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Oven

Frying Pan

Whisk to combine.

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Whisk

In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Egg

Milk

Cooking Oil

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Whisk to combine.

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Whisk

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed well. Stir in parsnips and walnuts.

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Parsnip

Walnuts

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes, until a tester comes out clean from the center of the cake. Cool completely on a rack.

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When cool, frost with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting, below, if desired.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ginger

Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ginger

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the cream cheese, butter, ginger, vanilla, and salt and beat until very smooth.

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Cream Cheese