Old-Fashioned Tomato Soup Cake
This fun tomato soup cake is also known as a Mystery Cake, and dates back to the late 1920s or early 1930s. Bake the cake and let everyone guess what the secret ingredient is!
Ingredients
- Butter and flour or baking spray, for greasing the pan
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups brown sugar, light or dark, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
- Water, as needed to make 2 cups with the condensed tomato soup
- 2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 cup raisins or chopped dates
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.Butter and flour or baking spray
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground allspice, nutmeg, and ground cloves; set aside.4 cups all-purpose flour | 1 1/2 tsp baking soda | 2 tsp ground cinnamon | 1/2 tsp ground allspice | 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg | 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until light. Beat in the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla, and continue beating until well blended.1 cup unsalted butter | 2 cups brown sugar | 2 large eggs | 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Pour the tomato soup into a 2-cup measure; add enough water to measure the full 2 cups.1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
- With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to butter and egg mixture (about one-third at a time) alternating with tomato soup mixture and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until combined.
- Fold in the chopped nuts and raisins or dates and then spread in the prepared baking pan.2 cups chopped walnuts or pecans | 1 cup raisins or chopped dates
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until the cake tests done. A toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for about 30 minutes. Leave it in the pan to cool completely or turn the cake out of the pan onto a rack.
- Frost the tomato soup cake with cream cheese frosting or your favorite icing, or simply sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 178mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 2mg
Disclaimer:
Our nutritional information is based on a third-party application that analyzes the ingredients list to determine the values. The information is meant to be helpful, but should be considered an estimate. Values may differ depending on measurements, brands, serving variations, and database availability.
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