HELOISES TOMATO SOUP CONVERSATION CAKE This recipe appeared in my mothers column September 17, 1959. She called the cake Conversation Piece. Youll see that it certainly can start a conversation. 1/2 cup solid shortening 1 cup sugar 1 cup nuts, chopped 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup 1 cup raisins 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Optional ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 10-inch square cake pan. 2. Cream the shortening and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the tomato soup (undiluted) and then mix in the rest of the ingredients, except the icing, one at a time. 3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes. 4. When cake is done, remove it from the oven. Loosen the edges with a knife. Turn onto cake rack and let cool. Prepare icing and frost the cake. Conversation Cake Icing 1 3-ounce package cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup confectioners sugar 1/4 cup chopped nuts Place the cream cheese in a small bowl and let it soften at room temperature. Add the vanilla and sugar. Mix well. Spread the icing on the cooled cake. Sprinkle it with the chopped nuts.
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