Husband Cake
Ingredients for The Husband Cake
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 can tomato soup
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cup plain flour (all purpose)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
Frosting
- 3 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 package cream cheese softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3-4 cup powdered sugar
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan or 2 round cake pans. Cream shortening; add sugar; beat till light and fluffy.
Add tomato soup mix well; add water-mix well.
I must admit when I poured the can of soup in I thought oh dear I’ve probably just wasted all this-I mean how will this ever taste good?
Sift dry ingredients together. Add to tomato mixture a little at a time and mix till smooth.
Spoon batter into greased and floured pan(s)-bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes depending on the pan size you use-and the way your oven cooks.
To make the frosting cream butter and cream cheese till blended; add vanilla and powdered sugar mix well.
When I made the cake I used 2 round 9 inch pans. I was so anxious to see how the cake tasted so I tried to remove one layer as soon as it came out of the oven, it came apart in pieces. The other layer I let cool a good 15-20 minutes and it came out perfectly.
