Parsnip Recipes
Parsnips may not always take centre stage, but they deserve a spot in your kitchen for their sweet, nutty flavour and versatility. Whether roasted to caramelised perfection, mashed into a creamy side dish, or added to soups and stews for depth, parsnips bring a unique richness to a variety of dishes. Try my silky Parsnip Puree, Honey Soy Roasted Parsnips or Parsnip Cake!
I loved the idea of a Kitchen Garden cake as I am aiming to grow my own kitchen garden (albeit an apartment living version and I am rather handicapped with a Black Thumb) . Please don't let the idea of parsnip or potato in a cake put you off. Imagine how hard the person that invented carrot cake would have had to have sold the idea and look at how popular it is now. With the heady fragrance of orange zest and cinnamon, you don't even taste the parsnip although the coarse grating allows for little moist bursts of flavours. It also smells heavenly coming out of the oven and is amazingly as light as a feather. Sure it's not the prettiest cake, it doesn't even have any icing to speak of so a light dusting of sifted icing sugar was what it needed so that it didn't look so "naked".
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