Tomato Soup Cake from Oregon
We are from Oregon, my Mom made this from the time I was a little girl (I am almost 60 now) and it was a family favorite. I always tell people it is a "spice cake" until after they taste it!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups flour
1 ˝ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon soda
1 can Campbell’s tomato soup
1 cup shortening or oil
˝ cup chopped nuts
buttercream frosting
DIRECTIONS
• Put 1 cup raisins on to cook (cover with water)
• Mis the 2 cups of flour, baking powder, 1 tsp salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg.
• Add 1 teaspoon soda to 1 can Campbell's tomato soup; stir and add to flour mixture
• Add 1 cup shortening (melted) or oil
• Mix thoroughly
• Drain raisins and stir into mixture
• Add ˝ cup chopped nuts
• Pour onto greased & floured sheet pan (we always used an oblong glass casserole dish)
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes
• Frost with traditional butter cream frosting
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Tomato Soup Cake Recipes
from
http://www.heritagerecipes.com/cake-...-soup-cake.htm