Parsnip Cake - Grit

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (you could use agave syrup if you don't have maple, but maple tastes best)
• 3 eggs (if you wish to substitute a flax gel* in place of 1 egg, you could)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (you could sub out 1/4 cup of white flour for whole wheat, if you prefer)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 3 cups parsnips, peeled and grated
• 1 apple, peeled and chopped finely
• Juice of 1 orange