Recipe Green Tomato Cake

[classic33]

Ingredients
725g chopped green tomatoes
1 tablespoon salt
125g butter
400g caster sugar
2 eggs
250g plain flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
60g sultanas or raisins
60g chopped walnuts

Method

1. Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a sieve or colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
2. Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour a 20x30cm (9x13 in) baking tin.Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
4. Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, bicarb and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add sultanas and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Batter will be very stiff. Mix well.
5. Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared tin.
6. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until skewer inserted into cake comes out clean.

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/9985/green-tomato-cake.aspx

 

[bigboss]

never ever eat the green tomato cake, even the tomato cake!!!

 

[winterybella]

I don't know I would love the taste of this. I think I can safely say I am not much of a tomato lover but it's always a treat to see the kind of recipes @classic33 comes up with.

 

[Morning Glory]

I don't know I would love the taste of this. I think I can safely say I am not much of a tomato lover but it's always a treat to see the kind of recipes @classic33 comes up with.

What is not to like about tomatoes @winterybella? They are such a good base for so many sauces.

 

[winterybella]

What is not to like about tomatoes @winterybella? They are such a good base for so many sauces.

I don't love em and I don't hate em. I am just somewhere in between.