Green Tomato Cake recipe

 

Green Tomato Cake

Can you guess what I picked today??!! LOL
Still some left so tomorrow may be a pasta sauce or soup - stay tuned
Lori Bakes

Green Tomato Cake

(SOURCE: Lori Bakes Gluten Free)

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped green tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups brown rice flour
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 1/4 cup tapioca flour
• 3 TBS sweet rice flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon xanthan
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

1.      Place chopped tomatoes in a large bowl and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Let stand 10 minutes. Place in a colander, rinse with cold water and drain. Next place in a food processor and process until the texture of crushed pineapple (will equal about 2 cups). DO NOT PUREE.

2.      Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and brown rice flour a 9x13 inch baking pan; set aside.

3.      In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 TBS sweet rice flour, raisins and nuts if desired; stir to coat and set aside.   

4.      In the bowl of your mixer, combine oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat until creamy.

5.      Mix together flours including remaining sweet rice flour, xanthan, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

6.      Gradually add in processed, drained tomatoes; mix well. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour into the prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.

7.      Bake for 50 to 53 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

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