Green Tomato Cake With Brown Butter Icing

Chicagopm's Note:

I thought that this was an interesting use of green tomatoes. The cake is rich made as directed, but I think that it could be lightened easily.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/2 cups diced green tomatoes
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Brown Butter Icing

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
3. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until creamy.
4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
6. Gradually add dry ingrediens to butter mixture, beating well. (Batter will be soft.)
7. Stir in tomatoes, raisins, and walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 70 to 75 minutes, or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely.
9. Icing: In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Cook 6 to 8 minutes, or until butter is lightly browned. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
10. Spoon Browned Butter Icing over cake.

Reviews

[Sherrybeth]

GOODNESS GRACIOUS HEAVENLY DAYS!!! Who KNEW that a cake made with green tomatoes could be so good. This is almost like a spice cake with "lagniappe". The raisins, tomatoes and walnuts give this a wonderful texture and flavor. The consistency is dense and the icing is to die for. I had seen recipes for this cake but never tried it until this past weekend. IT IS A KEEPER!!! Thanks for posting this great recipe... I REALLY LOVED IT and if I could give it more stars, I would.

[nita 284904 southern girl]

This cake is out of this world delicious.. I did not make it, a friend brought me some of her's and the recipe.. I could eat the whole cake.. texture is nice and moist. Will make this today.. thanks a million for sharing

[Ceezie]

I thought this was ok. It had a bit of a tang to it from the green tomatoes. In all fairness I didn't add the raisins and didn't have time to make the frosting before taking it to my parents house. The neighbors loved it though just as I made it. I made mini cakes.