Cake With Green Tomatoes And Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

GREEN TOMATO CAKE

Steps:

• Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Mix well.
• Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

CAKE WITH GREEN TOMATOES AND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl, sprinkle half sugar and half salt on tomatoes. Let rest 15 minutes. Put in the blender and reduce in a smooth puree. Add raisins and set aside.
• Put the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat at 350°F Butter an 8 inch spring form pan. Cover the bottom with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk with a mixer : oil, remaining sugar and vanilla until is it homogeneous. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth. At low speed, incorporate dry ingredients alternating with the mixture of tomatoes.
• Distribute the batter in the pan. Cook in the oven about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool. Unmold and let cool on a rack.
• Icing : In a bowl, with a mixer, cream the cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Ice the cake.

GREEN TOMATO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• Use a food processor or a grater to grate enough green tomatoes to make 3 cups. Don't skin them, just take out the core and grate. Allow the juice to drain off the tomatoes as you make the cake batter.
• In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until combined.
• Fold in the drained tomatoes.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• Allow the cake to cool before frosting.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
• Add the vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Mix until well combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Frost the cake after it has cooled. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.