Hello,
A local radio station in my city cooks every thursday (fun purpose), and tomorrow they are baking Campbells Tomato Spice Cake w/ Sour Cream & brown sugar icing.... HHHMMMMM I would be afraid to eat it !! Has anyone of you tried this type of cake ?

They give their review after they eat it.. I'll see what they say tomorrow..

I believe the cake mix doc has that recipe.

Not sure, but I think that's a cake mix doctor recipe.

Yes I checked my book. It's the tomato soup spice cake recipe. It has Plain Spice cake mix, tomato soup, eggs, water, raisins, pecans, oil. It says in her book that no one would guess what the secret ingredient is.

I make this cake every fall--it is wonderful. Tastes alot like carrot cake. Give it a try--you'll be surprised.

Haha, well allow me to show my age. The original Tomato Soup Cake goes back to at least the early 1960's and was not made from a mix but had a far better taste and texture than this doctored cake mix version. Sadly, I lost the recipe and have found many, many since, none equating this really wonderful old recipe. The orignal made a two layer cake, back in the days when the pans were only about 1.5 inches deep. My mother used to serve it with a Mocha Icing, boy was it good and it had a lovely texture to it too, unlike the doctored cake mix version. I guess anyone from the 70's remembers the original days of doctoring cake mixes and wishes they had been smart enough to put out a book like the Cake Mix Doctor which includes so many of these recipes. Who from my age group would ever have thought that so many copies of a book containing these old recipes would have been sold! Haha, wonder if I can re-invent the wheel and make a mint? Everything old is new again.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes

I will be the first to admit that I am NOT a tomato fan, But I would try this cake. It sounds yummy!

SquirrellyCakes, I found your recipe! I have an old Campbells' Cooking with Soup cookbook from the 70's that I found in a thrift store, and your recipe is in it!! Here it is:

Tomato Soup Cake

2 cups sifted cake flour or 1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup hydrogenated shortening
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed tomato soup
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour two 8-inch round layer pans. Sift dry ingredients together into large bowl. Add shortening and 1/2 can soup. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes (150 strokes per minute by hand). Add remaining soup and eggs. Beat 2 minutes more, scraping bowl frequently. Pour into pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand in pans 10 minutes; remove and cool in on rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting or use your favorite white frosting.

Variations:

Date and nut: Fold 1 1/2 cups chopped dates and 1 cup chopped walnuts into batter after mixing. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan (9 x 5 x 3). Bake in a 350 oven about 1 hour.

Nut or raisin: Fold 1 cup chopped nuts or 1 cup chopped raisins into batter after mixing. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round layer pans. Bake in a 350 oven 30 to 35 minutes.

Hope this is what you're looking for!

Squirrelly, I remember talking about this cake with a nurse as I was awaiting a C-section back in 1963! She was talking to me about a book that had recipes for cakes using Coca Cola, soup, etc. I printed out the recipe that was posted today and am going to make it sometime.

By the way Squirrelly, Would you share your background with me? Are you self taught or do you have a degree in food chemistry. I have printed out so many of the things you have posted because I find them so invaluable. Thank You So Much.

Thanks Cakey!!! I will try that out soon and see if it tastes like Mom's! I have tried about 5 different variations the last couple of years and none were right, let us hope this is it! I was so disappointed in the new version of Campbell's book , it was all cake mix based!
Hugs Squirrelly

Hey Squirrelly--

I actually make my tomato soup cake from the original recipe. I found the recipe after my husband and I got married in 1991. Campbell's had reprinted it in a magazine and I thought "Now that's unusual. I'm going to make that and then tell everyone what it's made with AFTER they eat it."

I haven't used the doctored recipe.

Thanks Squirrelly.

I too grew up with this cake, my mom always made it as her spice cake and I loved it.

Sometimes the old simple recipes made from things they just had in the house are best !!!