Green Tomato Cake With Brown Butter Icing

Name: Green Tomato Cake With Brown Butter Icing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup confectioners' sugar

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Recipe by Chicagopm

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.

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READY IN: 1hr 40mins

SERVES: 12-16

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until creamy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
Gradually add dry ingrediens to butter mixture, beating well. (Batter will be soft.)
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.
Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely.
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.
Spoon Browned Butter Icing over cake.

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