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HONEY, PARSNIP & COCONUT CAKE

Preheat oven Electric 180 C/Fan 160 C, Gas 4

Equipment

  • 22 cm round, loose bottomed cake tin – greased and lined

Ingredients

  • 175 ml sunflower oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 100 g muscovado sugar
  • 75 g honey
  • 280 g SR flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 200 g parsnips
  • 75 g desiccated coconut

Topping

  • 300 g cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp coconut flakes

Instructions

  • Peel and grate parsnips
  • Put oil, sugar, eggs and honey into a bowl
  • Whisk until thick (3-4 mins)
  • Sift in flour, bicarb and baking powder
  • Gently fold in with the parsnips and coconut
  • Pour into tin and bake for 45 mins approx. may need a little longer
  • To make topping put cream cheese and honey into a bowl and mix until smooth and creamy
  • Spread over cooled cake and sprinkle with coconut flakes