Cake With Green Tomatoes and Cream Cheese Frosting |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 85 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This cake needs green tomatoes. It has a cream cheese frosting which looks so yummy. This is from Ricardo. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 cups green tomatoes, diced |
1/2 cup sultana raisin |
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
3/4 cup vegetable oil |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 eggs |
4 ounces cream cheese, softened |
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened |
2 cups icing sugar, sifted |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Set aside.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Let cool. Unmold and let cool on a rack.
7. Icing : In a bowl, with a mixer, cream the cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
8. Ice the cake.
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