Parsnip and Orange Spiced Cake

A wonderful parsnip and orange spiced cake recipe from Great British Bake Off winner, Nadiya Hussain. This veg-packed layer cake makes for a delicious afternoon treat.

I find this cake easy to make and the fact it has parsnip in, i think it counts as one of your five a day, well in my crazy world.

For the sponge:

230g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

2 tsp ground mixed spice

200g caster sugar

100g walnuts, chopped, plus extra for topping

3 medium eggs

150ml sunflower oil

500g parsnips, peeled, ends trimmed and coarsely grated

2 oranges, zest, plus extra for decoration

For the frosting:

200g full-fat cream cheese

50g unsalted butter, softened

150g icing sugar

1 orange, zest

Essential kit

You will need two 20.5cm sandwich tins.

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