Spiced Parsnip Cake with Browned Butter Icing

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Hello Everyone!

Today I am sharing a new recipe for Low FODMAP Parsnip Cake!

I am a fan of breads and cakes with shredded veggies in them (perhaps a dietitian thing?) –zucchini bread, carrot cake, and my latest fav…parsnip cake.  When I visited U Michigan this May, I enjoyed a wonderful dinner with some colleagues.  For dessert, we shared many desserts… 🙂 including a parsnip cake.  It tasted super yummy….and I knew I would have to attempt making a similar treat!

I love random inspirations.

So…with parsnips in hand…I delved into some recipes online–mixed and matched ingredients and then adapted it to fit the low FODMAP diet!  First of all, let me tell you, my house smelled so delicious…I could hardly contain myself!Parsnip cake ready to eat

I love browned butter icing and thought a little layer of icing would suit the flavors in the cake–so I whipped up a small batch. I added my icing when the cake was still warm–which made it drip a bit down the sizes of the cake.  I like it this way…but feel free to cool cake and frost later for less dripp-y frosting.

Ready to dive in?  So yum!Parsnip cake

On a side but important note, today…. Tuesday, June 17th is 2014 Digestive Health Congressional Call-In Day.  This is an important day for those who suffer with functional gut disorders such as IBS. Please consider calling your  congressman or woman to ask for their support for more research funding in this well needed area.  Please join me and call today! Click here to find out what office to call based on your zip code.dha

 

 

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17 replies on “Spiced Parsnip Cake with Browned Butter Icing“

  • Cory

    Thanks for the yummy-looking recipe! I’m bummed out that I missed call-in day, though. Are there other opportunities of this kind that we can participate in?

    • katescarlata

      I know Cory–I had a problem w/ my mail subscription and so the post did not get out on time! ugh! You can always call your senator and talk up the need for more research funding! Next week a group of health professionals –including me–will go to Washington to lobby for more research dollars for functional gut disorders. It’s such an important area –and more funding is needed!!

  • Christine DuBois

    Hi Kate
    I see you took us up on the challenge to make the parsnip cake. Your reicpe looks fabulous! Great job and it was a pleasure to meet you and dine with you!
    Chris

  • Lisa

    You should check out Harry Eastwood’s _Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache_. Mostly desserts, it’s almost entirely gluten free and every recipe includes a vegetable!

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  • Cate

    I am always searching for GF low-FODMAP recipes. I prefer to avoid white/ brown sugars. Any adjustments I should make if I substitute maple syrup?

    • katescarlata

      Not sure Cate what I would adjust. You want the consistency of the batter to resemble cake batter–so you might need to up the flour content since you are adding a liquid sugar ingredient.

  • Lisa

    I really need some help with the quantity on the parsnips. Here in Washington State parsnips come in all sizes from 3 inches around and 8 inches long to 1 inch around by 3 inches long. I cook alot with parsnips so measuring grated would not be a problem, if I had an idea on the size parsnips used.

  • Lisa

    I did describe the medium size parsnips. They come much larger and much smaller too. So amount grated in cups would be appreciated.

  • Samantha

    Thanks for the great recipe! I’m allergic to carrots on top of all of the FODMAPs, so something using parsnips instead is always appreciated. Tried this recipe at a big family dinner, and everyone loved it, even people who don’t normally like root veggies. (We didn’t tell them the ingredients!) I love the mixture of spices!

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