Sometimes you just need to grab something weird and go with it. This oddity comes from the 1960 Better Cooking and Baking pamphlet put out by Robertshaw-Fulton Company.
There isn't a lot of tomato soup in this recipe so I am not exactly certain of its purpose. Other than to scare people...which is a perfectly good reason.
Looks normal, except for the soup. It really stands out in the group. I am guessing this is going to taste like a spice cake of some sort.
The batter turned out rather thin and very sticky before adding the raisins and walnuts.
I love a batter that has more nuts (and other stuff) than actual batter!
I'm not a fan of layer cakes but I am following the recipe this time. I didn't have 8 inch cake pans so I had to settle for 9 inch. It shouldn't be a problem.
My oven tends to be a bit wonky with the temperature. I went for the longer time, as usual, and the look great! And smell great...like autumn.
Just following the recommended icing.
I was going for a 'rustic' icing look. Turned out great!
Despite the less-than-perfect icing job, this was a delicious cake! The cake turned out a little dry but I will take responsibility for that since I went straight to the longer baking time. Dumb oven. This was a surprisingly good and tasted just like a spice cake, as predicted. I still don't know the point of the soup. It didn't add any flavor. The icing was light and just a bit crisp. I just needed a little more to cover the entire cake. Oh well. All in all a good recipe!
My Rating: Delicious but dry. Need to try baking it again to make sure it wasn't me.
Friends and Family Rating: "Interesting." "Surprisingly good!"
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