Have you ever tried Tomato Soup Cake! Don't knock it!
By 66jerseygirl
@66jerseygirl (3877)
United States
April 29, 2007 9:10am CST
One of my mom's favorite things to bake was her tomato soup cake. I remember when she first got this recipe when I was about 6 or 7,my brother and I refused to eat it.We didn't want no cake with Tomato Soup!She made us take at least a bite and we fell in love with it.Now when we think back fondly on Mom,we always think about this cake she always made.Hope you will try it!TOMATO SOUP CAKE
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegatable oil
1 can campbell's tomato soup
1/2 tsp baking soda
1tsp.cloves
1 tsp.nutmeg
1 tsp.cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1/2 cup raisins(optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/4 cup milk added last.
Mix together all dry ingredients plus oil.Blend well.Add nuts and raisins .Mix then add milk.
BAke at 375 for 45 minutes or until inserted butterknife or toothpick comes out clean
cupcakes-350 for 25 minutes
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11 responses
@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
14 May 07
Hey I will give it a try :)) I adore tomato soup anyway. Is there no sugar then? If not its probably more like a bread than a cake. Thanks for the suggestion.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
14 May 07
Oh,yes,there's sugar in it.one cup.It was on the very top of the ingredient lists.I really do hope you will try it.If you like spice cakes,you should like this.
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
14 May 07
LMAO chit I missed the Sugar I even looked over the list extensively or so I called my self :))) yep I will give this one a try....
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
14 May 07
That's okay.I've done that before too,lol.I'm so glad you are gonna give it a try.Please let me know what ya think,okay?
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
14 May 07
i'd never heard of this!
i bet my mom would like it-maybe i'll make it for her,she loves tomato soup.i'm kind of curious how it tastes myself.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
15 May 07
I hope you do decide to make this for your mom. If she likes spice cake,she will like this,especially if buttercream or cream cheese frosting is used.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
15 May 07
she'll definetly like it then-she likes spice cake.
i'll have to see if i can track down some cream cheese frosting-i may just have to make it,they don't always have it.
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@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
16 May 07
This sounds very intereting dear. Does it really taste good? What kind of a flavor? Thank you for sharing it with us honey.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
18 May 07
Gosh,it's heavenly.In my opinion anyway.It is more like a spice cake.Sometimes when I make it,I will sift confectioner's sugar but I also like to use cream cheese frosting or buttercreme
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@Trace86 (5030)
• United States
14 May 07
It actually sounds interesting. I wonder what it would taste like if I used chocolate chips since I don't like nuts or raisins. I have a day off on Wednesday and might just make it. I just won't tell anyone that it has tomato soup in it until after they taste it. I will let you know how it goes.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
15 May 07
that's great! I wouldn't tell them till afterward either. I know my brother and I gave my mom such a hard time cause it had tomato soup in it. We certainly changed our tunes. As for chocolate chips,I don't see why it wouldn't work. Good luck with it!
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@creematee (2810)
• United States
16 May 07
Oh, I haven't had TSC for such a long time! Thank you for bringing back some happy memories! Isn't it funny how food can do that??!
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
18 May 07
Yea,I know,food sure can bring back the memories. Everytime I bake this and the smell starts wafting through the house,I always think back to when mom made.I am also quite happy that I finally came across someone who has heard of it
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@onecutehoneybear (938)
• United States
15 May 07
This definitely sounds different, though I do like tomato soup. I might have to try this here in near future.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
15 May 07
It is different but oh so deliscious.I am sure you would like it .If you like spice cake,you would probably like this
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I love tomato soup cake. A friend made this and brought it into work for us to sample. It was divine. She topped it with cream cheese frosting. I made if often for my kids to snack on. My husband enjoys it as well. It is a very moist cake too. You never know that it has a can of tomato soup in it. The flavor is great, like a spice cake.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Chopped dates can be used in place of the raisins too.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
9 Jun 07
it certainly is divine. I am so glad you liked it. one of my mylot friend made it for her family and they loved it. I love it with creme cheese frosting.sometimes i will mix some chopped nuts up in it.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
15 May 07
I always like to try new things in the food line. I had never heard of tomato cake but since I like tomato soup I am willing to give it a try. I'll let you know what I think about it. Since I am not a big cake eater I won't be making it right away. I will see what the grandkids think about it. I won't tell them what kind of cake it is till they take a bite first. Thanks for the recipe. It sounds interesting.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
9 Jun 07
Thanks for the best response. I don't get back right away to respond to responses to mine but I do get back. I made the cake the night before they came over. It was sitting on the table and when they asked what it was I told them to just go ahead and eat it if they were hungry. They took some and ate it and really liked it. I mentioned what was in it and they couldn't believe that cake could have that in it. Thanks for the great recipe. I tried it and it was delicious.
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@sunshinelady (7609)
• United States
15 May 07
I have written the recipe down and will spring it on my grandkids who are coming over on Thursday. I figure I will probably make it Wednesday night and have it sitting on the kitchen table. I'll see what they think about it and I also will try it.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
15 May 07
If you and your grandkids like spice cake,you will probably like tomato soup cake. I would definately not tell the grandkids til after they ate it,otherwise they might act like me and my brother did,lol.
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@vokey9472 (1486)
• United States
18 May 07
How cool. I heard that tomato soup cakes and cola cakes were really popular during the war. They couldn't get sugar so they used things like tomatos and cola since they were sweet and your cakes wouldn't need as much sugar in them. I haven't tried tomato soup cake, but I woudl be willing to. I have had old fashioned cola cake using coke, but you have to use a pure cane cola or it doesn't turn out quite right. Back then they used pure cane sugar in the colas. I will find the recipe for a cola cake and send it to you if you like. Here in Texas we use pure cane sugar Dr Pepper to make our cola cakes and they are yummy!!
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
18 May 07
of course,I would love to make a cola cake. Last week i made a 7 up cake that I had gotten off of one of the mylot members.It was awesome. I didn't know tomato soup cake when that far back.cool.I love em. I just made one with homemade cream cheese and it was awesome if I do say so myself.
@Lady_Justice (969)
• United States
14 May 07
Aha! The much anticipated tomato soup cake recipe! I can't wait to give this a try. I even got a new cake pan for mother's day, so I'll have to check it out. :o)
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
14 May 07
Oh ,that's so cool that you are gonna try it!I can't wait to find out if you like it. It kind of resembles a spice cake in taste. by the way, hope your mother's day was great!
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@oldcoger (112)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I am not a very good cook so I need exact instructions. You never said when to add the tomato soup, I suppose it is added when you add the milk. Also what size baking dish do you use for this cake, I would hate to get it to thin and burn it, or to thick and have it gooey in the middle. I like to try cooking or baking things and surprising the wife, but sometimes I fail.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
16 Jun 07
I just went back to my receipe and noticed that i left out when to put the tomato soup in.It's right after the dry ingredients are mixed. as for the baking pan,I always used a bundt pan as did my mom before me. if you wanted a regular pan,I would try 2 8 inch round or square pan. greased of course. it's really good especially if left for a couple of hours before eating or overnight. if you use cream cheese frosting,your wife should love it
p.s. welcome to mylot
