Cake With Green Tomatoes And Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and creamy.
• Stir in vanilla, then stir in powdered sugar. Add more powdered sugar as needed until frosting is a thick spreadable consistency.
• Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cake or cupcakes.

GREEN TOMATO CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

CAKE WITH GREEN TOMATOES AND CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a bowl, sprinkle half sugar and half salt on tomatoes. Let rest 15 minutes. Put in the blender and reduce in a smooth puree. Add raisins and set aside.
• Put the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat at 350°F Butter an 8 inch spring form pan. Cover the bottom with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk with a mixer : oil, remaining sugar and vanilla until is it homogeneous. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth. At low speed, incorporate dry ingredients alternating with the mixture of tomatoes.
• Distribute the batter in the pan. Cook in the oven about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool. Unmold and let cool on a rack.
• Icing : In a bowl, with a mixer, cream the cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
• Ice the cake.

GREEN TOMATO CAKE

Steps:

• Place chopped tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add raisins and nuts to dry mixture; add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Mix well.
• Add drained tomatoes and mix well. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

GUINNESS® CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH IRISH CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• Pour stout beer into a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup sliced butter; heat until butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Whisk in white sugar and cocoa powder until dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Mix sour cream, eggs, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir into beer mixture. Whisk flour and baking soda into the beer mixture until batter is smooth; pour into the greased pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake; cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Remove ring and transfer cake to a serving platter.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese together in a bowl. Add vanilla extract. Mix in confectioners' slowly until icing is smooth. Add Irish cream liqueur 1 tablespoon at a time to thin frosting to a spreading consistency. Spread frosting over cooled cake.