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Tomato Soup Spice Cake

1 stick butter (or ½ cup)
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 can tomato soup
¼ cup milk or heavy cream
1 egg
1 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
6 crushed Allspice berries or ¼ tsp ground Allspice
½ cup nuts (optional)

Cream softened butter with sugar, then add tomato soup, milk and egg and slowly start adding flour and spices. (Note: You will need a mortar and pestle to crush Allspice berries.) Mix in nuts. Bake in two greased 9” cake pans or 5” x 9” sheet cake pan in 350 degree F oven for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Frosting:

1 8 ounce pkg softened cream cheese
1 ½ cup + 2 T powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Whip cream cheese with hand mixer for a minute or two to make sure it is creamy in consistency, then begin adding the powdered sugar slowly until all incorporated, then add vanilla. Spread over cake.

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