GREEN TOMATO CAKE

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This cake uses 4 cups of green tomatoes, making it a great recipe to use them in the beginning and end of the season. The green tomatoes make the cake so moist!

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Thanks to the cinnamon and nutmeg this cake actually tastes just like coffee cake!

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We love it with cream cheese frosting but you can also use buttercream or store bought frosting. Or skip the frosting and dust it with powdered sugar.

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1. Chop up 4 cups of green tomatoes, keeping both the tomatoes and juices. Don’t drain them!

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2. Make the cake batter by first mixing together vegetable oil, sugar and eggs. In another mix together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and chopped walnuts. Mix these 2 bowls together.

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3. Add in green tomatoes (and juices) and mix.

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4. Pour this mixture into the baking pan.

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5. Bake until a tooth pick comes out clean, this cake takes around 45-50 minutes.

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6. While the cake is cooling, make the cream cheese frosting using cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk.

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7. Once the cake is cool, add frosting and frost the cake.

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8. Cut into pieces and enjoy this amazing green tomato cake!

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Green tomato cake can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.

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