Green Tomato Cake- You Won't Even Taste the Tomato

Need a use for those green tomatoes? Check out Green Tomato Cake! It's surprisingly delicious. It's been described as "like zucchini bread" and "something I wouldn't have tried if a colleague didn't make me, it's delicious."

*Adapted from allrecipes.com

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of food-processed tomatoes (approximately 3-4 cups of whole tomatoes).

• 1 tablespoon salt

• ½ cup butter

• 2 cups white sugar

• 2 eggs

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ½ cup chopped apples.

• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. 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.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.

3. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy.

4. 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.

5. Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.

6. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

   
   

   

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