Yes, canned tomato soup makes a delicious cake.

Its also beautiful to serve and delicious to eat, with loads of warm spice flavors similar tocarrot cake.

What Is Tomato Soup Cake?

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake sliced on plates to serve

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The acidity of the tomato works to tenderize the cake so it’s fluffy and moist.

Baking soda cuts the acidity of the tomato soup, so the result doesnt taste too tomato soup-y.

And start with ingredients at room temperature so that mix both the cake and frosting as easily as possible.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake ingredients

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Golden raisins are optional in this recipe, but they add nice flavor and texture.

Other mix-in options include dried cranberries or cherries, or chopped walnuts or pecans.

More Classic Southern Cake Recipes

There’s more incredible cakes where this tomato soup cake from.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake on a cake plate with a slice cut on a plate beside

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pkg.cream cheese, at room temperature

6 tablespoons (3oz.

)unsalted butter, at room temperature

3cups(about 9 3/4 oz.

Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with baking spray with flour; set aside.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake preparing the pans for the cake layers

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Fold in raisins, if using.

Divide batter evenly among prepared pans, spreading batter into even layers.

Let Cakes cool in pans on wire rack 15 minutes.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake mixing together the dry ingredients for the cake batter

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Remove Cakes from pans; let cool completely on wire rack, about 45 minutes.

Increase speed to medium-high, and beat until pale and fluffy, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Add vanilla and salt, and beat on low speed until just incorporated, about 30 seconds.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake beating the butter and sugar until fluffy

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Refrigerate, uncovered, until Frosting is set, about 30 minutes.

Store cake, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.

Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake adding the eggs

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake stirring together the soup and baking soda

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake adding the tomato soup mixture to the butter and eggs

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake batter in the pans before baking

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake baked cake layers in the pans

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake beating the cream cheese for the frosting

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake after mixing in the powdered sugar

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake spreading one layer of the cake with frosting

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Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake covered with frosting

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