Serves 8; Prep time 20 mins: Cook time 45 mins
Ingredients
175g Butter, extra for greasing
250g Demerara Sugar
100ml Maple Syrup
3 Large Eggs
250g Self Raising Flour
2tsp Baking Powder
2tsp Mixed Spice
250g Parsnips, peeled and grated
1 med eating Apple, cored peeled & grated
50g Pecans, roughly chopped
Zest & juice of 1 small Orange
Icing Sugar to serve
For the Filling
250g Tub Mascarpone
2-3tbsp Maple Syrup
Method
1/ Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Melt butter, sugar and maple syrup in a pan over gentle heat, then cool slightly. Whisk the eggs into this mixture, then stir in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice, followed by the grated parsnip, apple, chopped pecans, orange zest and juice. Divide between the tins, then bake for 25-30 mins until the tops spring back when pressed lightly. 2/ Cool the cakes slightly in the tins before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely. Just before serving, mix together the mascarpone and maple syrup. Spread over one cake and sandwich with the other. Dust with icing sugar just before serving.