[Debz]

I made this last week out of curiosity more than anything but it was absolutely beautiful so thought I should share it.  I just used icing sugar and lemon juice for the drizzle to make it dairy free for one of my colleagues benefit.

Ingredients
200g mixed dried fruit
4 tbsp orange juice
2 tbsp honey
3 large free-range eggs
175ml sunflower oil
200g light muscovado sugar
225g self-raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp mixed spice
Grated zest of 1 lemon
225g parsnips, grated

For the icing
250g natural yogurt
The juice of 1 lemon
50g icing sugar
Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Grease and line a 2-litre loaf tin.
2. Place the mixed dried fruit in a saucepan with the orange juice and honey and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes until the fruit is plump and the liquid has been absorbed.
3. Put the eggs, sunflower oil and sugar in a large bowl and whisk with an electric hand whisk for about 3 minutes until creamy. Sift over self-raising flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, ground ginger, mixed spice and the grated lemon zest. Fold into the mix with the parsnips and the mixed fruit mixture. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 50 minutes-1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
4. For the icing, beat together the natural yogurt with the lemon juice and icing sugar. While the cake is still warm, drizzle the icing over it, then transfer the cake to a cooling rack to cool completely.

[joyfull]

I don't usually like parsnips (infants school used to roast them - yuk) but I like the sound of this cake so may give it a try 

[Madame Cholet]

Looks reaaly moorish thanks