My Grandma's Tomato Soup Cake

Name: My Grandma's Tomato Soup Cake
Ingredients: 1 tomato soup; 3/4 c shortening; 1 1/2 c sugar; 3/4 c water; 1 tsp baking soda; 3 c all purpose flour; 3/4 tsp kosher salt; 3 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ground cloves; 1 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg; 1 1/2 c raisins; 1 1/2 c chopped nuts

By Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950

My grandmother was a wonderful cook and baker. She worked full time and still had a full meal on the table every night. On Saturdays she baked kuchen for the week.

She loved to cook with tomato soup and I have many of her recipes with this favorite ingredient of hers.

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tomato soup
3/4 c

shortening
1 1/2 c

sugar
3/4 c

water
1 tsp

baking soda
3 c

all purpose flour
3/4 tsp

kosher salt
3 tsp

baking powder
1 1/2 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp

freshly grated nutmeg
1 1/2 c

raisins
1 1/2 c

chopped nuts

How to Make My Grandma's Tomato Soup Cake

Step-by-Step

Blend shortening and sugar. Combine tomato soup, water and baking soda.
Add to first mixture the dry ingredients. Stir in raisins and nuts.
Pour cake batter into a greased 9"x13" cake pan. Bake at 350-degrees for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

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