Monday, April 7, 2008

Food for thought


My Mom has about five dishes that she rotates on a regular basis, and a handful of desserts that round out her repertoire. She's a bit of a food fussy, so it takes real effort to sneak anything past her that she hasn't seen before.

One of her favourite recipes is Tomato Soup Cake.

Sounds weird, but it's actually quite delicious, especially if you have it when it's fresh and hasn't been kicking around the inside of her fridge for a couple of weeks.

I'm including it here because I'm exhausted today and can't think of anything else to write. Hope your day has been sweet.

INGREDIENTS
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup raisins

DIRECTIONS
Combine the tomato soup and the soda in a bowl, and let it stand.
Cream sugar, egg, butter, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Mix in tomato soup and soda mixture, and then flour. Stir in the raisins, and pour the batter in a greased baking dish.
Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 hour, or until done. Cool the cake, and top with cream cheese icing.

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