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Mimi's Tomato Soup Cake

By: Jean Varner  
"Depression era tomato spice cake recipe used by my grandmother...this cake is REALLY spicy! You may substitute butter for the shortening if you prefer."

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Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
2 Hrs

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch Bundt or tube pan
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine tomato soup, water and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture alternately with the flour mixture. Stir in the raisins and nuts.
  3. Pour batter into a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 499 | Total Fat: 23.5g | Cholesterol: 7mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by Becca 
This variation on a spice cake is moist and delicious and bursting with flavor. My picky... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by JACKIEV 
very heavy cake. Not hard to tell it is a depression era recipe. I liked the spices to give... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by CULLY160 
Baked this cake yesterday and it really was very good. Moist and flavoursome and quite... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2005 by PAT IN TO 
I found this cake to be quite dry. Followed the recipe a given but seems to need more liquid.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2006 by Michelle Farrar 
Funny, My husband could hardly wait for me to make this cake. He said his great grandmother... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2006 by robsel 
Surprisingly wonderful! Tomato soup is an odd item for a cake ingredient, in fact, I didn't... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2008 by Robin 
very good texture was moist MORE

 
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