100²µ/3½´Ç³ú grated beetroot, a mixture of yellow and striped varieties
400g/14oz (peeled weight) pumpkin or butternut squash, grated
1 orange, zest only
1½ oranges, zest and juice
1 tbsp golden syrup
2 tbsp golden syrup
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp caster sugar
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú icing sugar, sifted
3 tsp mixed spice
½ tsp sea salt
300²µ/10½´Ç³ú self-raising flour
300²µ/10½´Ç³ú light muscovado sugar
175g/6oz sultanas soaked in 1 tbsp dark rum for 20 minutes, then drained
200g/7oz butter, melted and cooled
85g/3oz butter, softened
200g/7oz cream cheese, softened
4 free-range eggs, beaten
3 free-range eggs, whites only (use pasteurised egg whites if serving to pregnant women, children or the elderly)
1 tbsp orange juice