Post by April B. on Apr 13, 2004 13:16:37 GMT -6
Where it says "optional ingredients", are you suppose
to chose any one ingredient or use all of them or all.
HELOISE'S TOMATO SOUP CONVERSATION CAKE
1/2 cup solid shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Optional ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Conversation Cake Icing (see below)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 10-inch square cake pan.
Cream the shortening and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the tomato
soup
(undiluted) and then mix in the rest of the ingredients, except the
icing, one at
a time. Cream well after each addition.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.
When cake is done, remove it from the oven. Loosen the edges with a
knife.
Turn onto cake rack and let cool. Prepare icing and frost the cake.
Conversation Cake Icing
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup chopped nuts
Place the cream cheese in a small bowl and let it soften at room
temperature. Add the vanilla and sugar. Mix well. Spread the icing on
the cooled cake.
Sprinkle it with the chopped nuts.
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to chose any one ingredient or use all of them or all.
HELOISE'S TOMATO SOUP CONVERSATION CAKE
1/2 cup solid shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Optional ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Conversation Cake Icing (see below)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 10-inch square cake pan.
Cream the shortening and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the tomato
soup
(undiluted) and then mix in the rest of the ingredients, except the
icing, one at
a time. Cream well after each addition.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes.
When cake is done, remove it from the oven. Loosen the edges with a
knife.
Turn onto cake rack and let cool. Prepare icing and frost the cake.
Conversation Cake Icing
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup chopped nuts
Place the cream cheese in a small bowl and let it soften at room
temperature. Add the vanilla and sugar. Mix well. Spread the icing on
the cooled cake.
Sprinkle it with the chopped nuts.
heloise.com