Tomato soup cake is an old school spice cake you’ll wish to make repeatedly. It’s topped with a scrumptious brown sugar cream cheese frosting that takes this traditional dessert from the Nineteen Fifties excessive.
❤️WHY WE LOVE IT
Old style tomato soup cake was first made fashionable within the Nineteen Fifties when it appeared on the again of a Campbell’s tomato soup can. Many might flip their nostril up on the considered tomato soup in a cake…. however belief me, it’s scrumptious!
It’s a do-it-yourself spice cake, however the tomato soup provides a deep wealthy taste and a scrumptious moist texture. Prime it off with our do-it-yourself brown sugar cream cheese frosting, and also you’ll be in heaven! If you happen to take pleasure in do-it-yourself truffles, chances are you’ll wish to attempt Apple Spice Sheet Cake, Red Velvet Cake, or Vanilla Wafer Cake.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
White granulated sugar-adds the sweetness.
Eggs-helps create texture and leveling
Unsalted butter, softened-I take advantage of unsalted as a result of the tomato soup does have salt in it.
Vanilla extract-adds great taste
Can of Campbell’s Tomato CONDENSED soup-this is what makes this cake particular. It provides unbelievable taste, texture, and a deep darkish coloring. Don’t dilute the can of soup with water.
All-purpose flour-it’s a should when make a cake
Baking soda and baking powder-leveling brokers
Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Allspice-these spices carry a lot taste and work so nicely collectively.
Pecans-love that delicate nuttiness with the spices.
BROWN SUGAR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Cream cheese and butter-softned so it’s simple to mix.
Brown sugar-adds a daring and wealthy sweetness.
Powdered sugar-it’s a should!
Vanilla extract-adds a subtleness that’s wanted within the frosting.
SUBSTITUTES
You’ll be able to actually use walnuts on this cake or just depart the nuts out if you happen to don’t like them. I’m certain you would use a unique model of tomato soup if you happen to like, however being that this was a recipe on the Campbell’s tomato soup can, I at all times use Campbell’s soup.
🥣KEY EQUIPMENT
(2) 9 inch cake pans
Mixing bowl
Electrical mixer
🎂HOW TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS
To arrange to bake this cake, ensure that your cream cheese and butter are softened and your cake pans are greased for baking. Preheat your oven to 350 levels.
COOKING
Step 1: In a bowl, mix softened butter and sugar with a mixer till creamy.
Step 2: Add eggs separately and proceed to combine, then add in vanilla extract.
Step 3: Add tomato soup and blend till it’s mixed, don’t over-mix your batter.
Step 4: In a separate bowl, whisk collectively (minus pecans) all dry components.
Step 5: Progressively add the dry components to the moist components, mixing till mixed, however once more, don’t over-mix.
Step 6: Pour into two greased 9-inch cake pans and prepare dinner for 25 minutes or till the middle is completed (take a look at by inserting a toothpick within the center, it ought to come out clear).
Step 7: As soon as the cake has cooled utterly, you possibly can frost it.
HOW TO MAKE THE FROSTING:
Merely combine all frosting components along with a mixer after which frost cake.
⭐PRO TIP
This frosting recipe will frost the whole cake. As you possibly can see from the images, we solely frosted the layers of this cake so it might present the darkish colour of the cake. We additionally sprinkled crushed pecans on the highest of the cake. Keep in mind that you’re utilizing CONDENSED tomato soup and don’t dilute it with water.
RECIPE VARIATIONS
You might do that cake with our nutmeg frosting and even our sour cream frosting.
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Nope! You’d do not know if I made this cake for you and didn’t inform you it was made with tomato soup. The soup provides an exquisite texture in addition to colour to this cake. It additionally helps improve the spices, delivering a wealthy spice cake we expect you’ll love.
Certain, you could have to regulate the baking time a bit, however simply watch it. The frosting recipe ought to frost a 9X13 with no points.
STORING AND REHEATING
This cake might be saved within the fridge or a countertop in an hermetic container for 3-4 days. I actually assume this cake will get higher when it sits for a day, so it’s an awesome dessert to make upfront.
💕MORE RECIPES YOU’LL ENJOY
This traditional cake is one my household has loved for MANY generations.
SERVING SIZE
This cake makes about 10 servings relying on the scale you slice the cake. It’s scrumptious and by no means final lengthy.
OLD-FASHIONED TOMATO SOUP CAKE
That is an quaint recipe from the Nineteen Fifties. If you happen to like spice truffles, you are gonna love this one!
- 1 cup of white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup of butter softened
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 10.75 ounce can of Campbell’s CONDENSED tomato soup – undiluted
- 1 3/4 cup of all function flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon of allspice
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
Frosting Components
- 8 ounces of cream cheese
- 1/2 cup of butter softened
- 1/2 cup of brown sugar
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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In a bowl, mix softened butter and sugar with a mixer till creamy.
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Add eggs separately and proceed to combine, then add in vanilla extract.
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Add tomato soup and blend till it’s mixed, don’t over-mix your batter.
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In a separate bowl, whisk collectively (minus pecans) all dry components.
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Progressively add the dry components to the moist components, mixing till mixed, however once more, don’t over-mix.
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Pour into two greased 9-inch cake pans and prepare dinner for 25 minutes or till the middle is completed (take a look at by inserting a toothpick within the center, it ought to come out clear).
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As soon as the cake has cooled utterly, then you possibly can frost it.
HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
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