Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Chocolate Cake to Die for - Heavenly Tomato Cake


What you will love about this cake is the way that the tomato juice moistens the cake without adding a tomato taste. Bake it for the holidays and answer that chocolate fix!



Ingredients:
1/2 c margarine
1/2 c shortening
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1/4 c cocoa
2 c flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c tomato juice
1 c hot water
1 1/2 c miniature marshmallows
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Cream together margarine, shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Sift together cocoa, flour and soda. Add to creamed mixture mixing thoroughly. Combine tomato juice, hot water and marshmallows; add to bater. Add vanilla. Batter will be think and marshmallows will come to top. Pour into a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 in pan. Bake in 350 degrees, preheated oven for 35 minutes. Ice while hot.

Icing:
1/2 c margarine
1/4 c tomato juice
2 tbsp water
4 Tbsp cocoa
1/4 tsp salt 1 box powdered sugar
1 c chopped pecans toasted

combine margarine, tomato juice, water, cocoa and salt; heat until boiling. Pour over powdered sugar and beat well. add nuts and spread on hot cake.

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