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Leftover veg & orange cake
Photo: David Holifield

Leftover veg & orange cake

12 ingredients 40 min + 30 min CUTS INTO 15 squares openrecipes
Leftover veg & orange cake

A novel way to use up root vegetables is to bake up a sweet, moist sponge with citrus flavours

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

890
Calories
23g
Protein
19g
Fat
159g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Parsnip 1/2 cup (78g) 55
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Clementine not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Swede not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g butter , melted, plus extra for greasing
  • 140g sultanas or raisins
  • zest and juice 2 oranges , or 4 clementines
  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 300g light soft brown sugar
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 4 large eggs , beaten with a fork
  • 300g carrots, parsnips, pumpkin, butternut squash or swede , or a mixture, grated
  • 200g icing sugar or fondant icing sugar
  • few crushed white sugar cubes

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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