Friday, March 19, 2021

Green tomato cake




 The original recipe was on the Forum Thermomix. I have changed both the recipe, slightly and the method. It makes 18 to 24 muffin size cakes or one very large cake. 

Ingredients 

720 g green tomatoes

250 raw caster sugar

2 eggs

259g plain flour

1teaspoon of each, cinnamon, nutmeg and carb soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

75 g of both walnuts and sultanas

125 g butter or oil


Method

Set oven, 180 degrees or 170 FF 

Wash and dry tomatoes, cut in half. Place in TMX bowl and mix, speed 7 30 seconds. Pour into a strainer and push out liquid with the back of a large spoon.  ( this can be done the day before making cake. 

Place butter and sugar into bowl and mix, speed 4 for I minute. Scrape down. 

Add eggs and mix, 1 minute speed 4, scrape down. 

Add flour and spices add carb soda,  mix 15 seconds, speed 4.

Add strained tomato , walnuts and sultanas.  Mix 15 seconds, speed 4.

Pour into a lined, 23 x 33 tin , bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a bamboo skewer comes out clean. 180 degrees

                                                     OR

Lined cup cake tins. ( use a spring  loaded ice cream scoop) 180 degrees

Bake 15 minutes