Sweet Tomato Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Sweet Tomato Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8-10
Ingredients: CAKE; 3-4 fresh tomatoes, pureed in blender; 1 1/2 c cake flour; 1 c dark brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 stick butter, unsalted, room temperature; 2 Tbsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 Tbsp cinnamon; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp ginger; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; non-stick olive oil spray; flour for dusting; 4 red food coloring drops, optional; ICING; 1 stick butter, unsalted, room temperature; 1 pkg cream cheese; 1 Tbsp vanilla; 1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar or granulated sugar; TOPPING; 1/2 c sliced almond or your favorite nut; 1 pinch cinnamon sugar

By Tiffany Bannworth
@MissAnubis

I found this to be a nice, delicate taste. If you like spice cake, give this a whirl. My family enjoyed it served with hot tea. Enjoy!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

6 Comments

Serves:

8-10

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Ingredients

CAKE
3-4

fresh tomatoes, pureed in blender
1 1/2 c

cake flour
1 c

dark brown sugar
1

egg
1 stick

butter, unsalted, room temperature
2 Tbsp

vanilla
1/2 tsp

salt
1 tsp

baking powder
1 Tbsp

cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp

baking soda
1/2 tsp

ginger
1/2 tsp

nutmeg
·

non-stick olive oil spray
·

flour for dusting
4

red food coloring drops, optional
ICING
1 stick

butter, unsalted, room temperature
1 pkg

cream cheese
1 Tbsp

vanilla
1 1/2 c

confectioners' sugar or granulated sugar
TOPPING
1/2 c

sliced almond or your favorite nut
1 pinch

cinnamon sugar
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How to Make Sweet Tomato Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325.
Core stem of tomato. Cut into quarters, and place in blender. Puree until almost a liquid. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, butter, and vanilla until creamy. Then add egg and continue to beat.
Next add all dry ingredients and tomatoes. Mix thoroughly for about 2 minutes. You can add the drops of food coloring here so that your cake is a nice rich red color to really showcase the tomato. You can add more to get the desirable color you prefer. In my sample picture, I do not use the coloring. That is the natural color.
Take a 9in cake pan, spray with non-stick olive oil spray and dust with flour.
Pour batter in and bake until a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center. Approximately 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and place on cooling rack until completely cool.
To start frosting, mix butter and sugar until completely blended. Add cream cheese and vanilla. Beat for 3 minutes until a light, creamy mixture is attained. You may add more sugar if you like a sweeter frosting. Even granulated sugar, but you have to beat it with the butter until creamed. I prefer all granulated, heavily creamed.
Place frosting in fridge to thicken while cake is cooling.
Frost just the top of a completely cooled cake. Using all frosting. Top with almonds and sprinkle cinnamon sugar over entire cake.
Enjoy!