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Green Tomato Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

An incredibly moist and delicious cake with green tomatoes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Green Tomato Cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Author Nicole

Ingredients

Cake

  • 4 cups chopped green tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temp
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Cake

  • Place tomatoes in bowl and cover with salt for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse well.
  • Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time. Beat until creamy. Add dry ingredients and nuts. Fold in tomatoes.
  • Pour into greased 13x9 pan. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes.
  • Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

  • Cream together butter and cream cheese. Slowly add powdered sugar and beat until your desired frosting consistency.
  • Frost cake when it is cooled. Store leftovers in fridge.