Grandmother's Tomato- Cheese Log

This is my grandmother's recipe (obviously) and she made it at holidays. I remember sneaking into it when I was little, before everybody else got there. It's great with crackers, and I have also given them for Christmas presents.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Yields: 4 logs

Ingredients

• 15 -16  ounces canned whole tomatoes, drained
• 16  ounces  grated cheddar cheese (Sharp is the best)
• 16  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup  finely minced onion
• 1 -2  minced garlic clove (powdered garlic will work, 1-2 tsp.)
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 16  ounces  finely chopped pecans (or more)

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients except pecans.
2. Roll into 4 logs on wax paper and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
3. Roll in pecans. Keep refrigerated.
4. I found that if I froze it solid, I had to thaw it slightly to get the pecans to stick. I also was able to freeze them again after I rolled them in the pecans. Wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap to freeze.