It was a first for me and it was my grandson's idea. "Let's bake a tomato cake, Grandma."

A tomato cake? I'd never heard of such a thing. Didn't even know
if I could find a recipe. A couple of my friends suggested a recipe, but the only tomato in it was a can of tomato soup, which didn't sound too appetizing, or adventurous. But then I finally discovered a recipe that included the real thing: fresh, ripe tomatoes.

Nuts, raisins, dates (it was the first time my grandson or I had used dates in a recipe) and two cups of fresh, ripe tomatoes, does indeed make a Tasty Tomato Cake.

Paul, doesn't even like tomatoes, but he does like broccoli...

"Let's bake a broccoli cake Grandma."

Is there such thing as a broccoli cake? If you have any recipes, help me out and send them my way.

Suzanne@DearReader.com

Tasty Tomato Cake

1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs

Sift these ingredients together:
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt

2 cups fresh ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1/2 cup nuts, chopped
1/2 cup dates, chopped
1/2 cup raisins

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs. Add sifted dry ingredients, mix well. Stir in tomatoes, nuts, dates and raisins. Pour into greased 9x13 baking pan, or a Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Frost with cream cheese frosting when cooled.