Leftover veg & orange cake

Name: Leftover veg & orange cake
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

Leftover veg & orange cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1826702/leftover-veg-and-orange-cake" target="_blank">www.bbcgoodfood.com.</a>

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

INGREDIENTS

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200g butter, melted, plus extra for greasing

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140g sultanas or raisins

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zest and juice 2 oranges, or 4 clementines

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300g self-raising flour

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300g light soft brown sugar

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2 tsp mixed spice

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1 tsp ground ginger

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1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

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4 large eggs, beaten with a fork

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300g carrots, parsnips, pumpkin, butternut squash or swede, or a mixture, grated

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200g icing sugar or fondant icing sugar

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few crushed white sugar cubes

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