Green Tomato Cake

An easy spice cake recipe with a twist. This Green Tomato Cake uses unripe garden tomatoes to add moisture and flavor. Frost with a mouthwatering cream cheese frosting.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy spice cake

Servings

Calories 543kcal

Author Julie Clark

Ingredients

For the cake:

3 cups grated green tomatoes drained
2 cups granulated sugar
1 ½ cups canola oil
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt

For the frosting:

¼ cup salted butter room temperature
8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Make the cake:

Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
Use a food processor or a grater to grate enough green tomatoes to make 3 cups. Don’t skin them, just take out the core and grate. Allow the juice to drain off the tomatoes as you make the cake batter.
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until combined.
Fold in the drained tomatoes.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the cake tests done.
Allow the cake to cool before frosting.

Make the frosting:

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
Add the vanilla and powdered sugar.
Mix until well combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
Frost the cake after it has cooled. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

The calories shown are based on the cake being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 slice of cake. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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