Cake With Green Tomato Filling

This is a good way to use those green tomatoes that are left over after end of season. No one will guess that the filling is made from green tomatoes

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1⁄3 cup margarine
• 2  eggs, slightly beaten
• 1  cup water
• 3  cups cake flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• FILLING

• 3  green tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine

Directions

1. Cream sugar and butter or margarine until fluffy.
2. Add eggs and water and blend well. In a seperate bowl, combine cake flour, salt and baking powder.
3. Gradually add, one-half cup at a time, to batter, blending well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
4. Divide batter amount 3-8" or 9" layer cake pans that have been greased, then dusted with flour.
5. Bake in a 350* oven for 25-30 minutes, until lightly browned and a touch of a finger will not leave an impression.
6. While cake cools on wire rack -- combine filling ingredients in a large saucepan.
7. Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer till thick -- stirring constantly. Chill. When cake layers and filling have cooled, assemble cake.
8. Spreading one-third of filling between each layer and on top. Serves 10-12.