I sometimes get out of control when I see fresh produce at very reasonable prices! I end up buying so much that my refrigerator has no place left for anything else J last evening I saw that tomatoes were all over the market. They were beautiful, red and fresh! I love tomatoes (do I say this about too many vegetables?) without thinking too much I bought LOTS of it!
I was going to make soup, tomato sauce, salads, tomato rice, curries, Dosa and everything else! But I knew I wanted to make something special which I haven’t tried before. I started browsing all over the net and couldn’t find anything exiting. Tastespotting was flooded with strawberry recipes. That’s when I thought; why not just bake a cake with tomatoes instead of strawberries!! After all they are both, fruits, red, sweet and incredibly delicious!!
When I told my husband about my idea he thought I have lost it! He is not very happy about me being a little too much into ‘healthy’ baking! This is exactly what he said – ‘after whole wheat, brown sugar, now you want to make a cake with tomato!!’ lol!
But I knew it’s a great idea 
I just knew that tomato cake would be yummy!
This tomato cake doesn’t have eggs, butter and all purpose flour! It has only whole wheat flour, olive oil, lots of tomato and cinnamon! It’s Vegan, healthy, and unbelievably good! My husband couldn’t believe he was eating tomato cake!
When the cake was baking, our entire house filled with sweet cinnamon smell. It looked beautifully golden with red bits of tomato in it. This cake is soft, melting in your mouth soft! Fresh from the oven it had a crunchy crust which softened later on. It’s sweet with a mild tomato flavor and very very moist. The cake surely didn’t disappoint us. I baked it this morning and we have only a couple of slices left! Oops
Please make this cake next time you are wondering what to do with Tomatoes! You will be glad you did 
Ingredients
Dry
- 1 ½ cups of whole wheat flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1tsp cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
- ¾ cup white/brown sugar
Wet
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Blanch the tomatoes, skin them and deseed them. Chop them finely. Make sure you drain most of the water from it. Too much water might make your cake too soft.
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix all the wet ingredients well.
Dry the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix till combined. Don’t over mix or beat it. Spoon into a greased pan. I used a 9 ½ inch round pan. Bake at 190°C for 25 to 30minutes or till the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
30 comments :
priya August 26, 2014 11:12AM
Hi.. Can I use white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar
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love the recipe and i’ve featured it on my blogpost on vegetables in desserts!
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Katherine Cunningham February 28, 2014 12:13AM
I have just made this… it is delicious! Thank you so much!! I am looking forward to exploring the rest of your blog!
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Preethi November 19, 2011 11:27AM
Once again, the cake is in the oven as I’m typing this
I really loved this recipe. It was very quick to assemble and I was pretty thrilled at the use of tomatoes (quite a few were in my fridge!), as compared to asking readers to sally forth and get some strawberries or blueberries.
I have one suggestion though- would be great if you could include a picture of the batter as it should look before you pop it into the oven.
This batter was different from the brownie batter (more sticky and less liquidy) so would have been great to compare notes with a picture to just check if I was on track.
Thanks again – I think this is going to be super great too!
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Junia @ Mis Pensamientos August 19, 2011 12:57PM
this looks so good! i would love to try making it!
Madura June 26, 2011 4:57AM
Came here after reading abt ur blog in Bangalore Times.
so happy discovering ur blog
Chinmayie June 27, 2011 4:37PM
Thank you Madura
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Chinmayie June 14, 2011 5:52PM
Thank you so much guys! So happy to know that you all like this recipe so much
I have already baked this cake twice in 3 days! I think that says a lot! lol
Sanjeeta kk June 14, 2011 2:58PM
Oh..such innovative and delightful cake. It is eggless..has wholewheat..very few ingredients..what more could I ask for in my cake!!!
Chinmayie June 14, 2011 5:06PM
Thank you Sanjeeta!
Lindsey@Lindselicious June 14, 2011 6:08AM
My mind is blown by this cake, I cant even imagine what it tastes like. I might just have to make it! Looks great- love it when healthy baking is actually delish too.
Chinmayie June 14, 2011 5:34PM
For the longest time I stayed away from baking as I didn’t know they can be healthy too!
Debbie Adler June 14, 2011 12:24AM
I once put tomatoes in my red velvet cupcakes, but it wasn’t as scrumptious looking as this cake. Kudos!
Nami @ Just One Cookbook June 13, 2011 10:03PM
I’ve never heard or tried tomato cake!! And it’s sweet version. That’s very interesting and I wish I can have a bite! I don’t have to feel so guilty giving this to kids either.
Beautiful pictures as always Chinmayie!
Lenna June 13, 2011 10:31AM
Wow, I never imagined making a cake with tomatoes!! But it actually sounds pretty cool and tasty! I have to try this to see (and taste) the result myself
Sharmilee June 13, 2011 5:39AM
Wow sounds interesting
anh@anhsfoodblog June 13, 2011 12:09AM
Oh. wow! I thought it was savoury cake but nooo! This idea is brilliant
Brooke June 12, 2011 9:50PM
Wow. I can’t say I’ve ever thought of putting tomatoes in cake. But now I’m going to have to! =) It’s calling my name! I’m guessing this would do best with sweet fresh from the garden tomatoes, not the horrid crunchy store bought ones…?
Beth June 12, 2011 8:47PM
What a unique idea! If I grew my own tomatoes, I would definitely be making this cake. I probably will when nicer, sweeter ones appear at the supermarket later in the summer. Thanks for the recipe!
Ameena June 12, 2011 8:30PM
What a unique idea…I love this because I have the ingredients on hand – for a change! And if your hubby liked it then I bet mine will too.
Lisa @ Healthful Sense June 12, 2011 6:36PM
Wow! That is totally creative! And it looks fabulous. I was laughing reading your post because my husband always thinks I am putting strange combinations together. Like avocado in frosting. I think it’s fabulous to make recipes as healthy as possible!
Jackie June 12, 2011 3:25PM
This looks amazing! I love the combination of flavors, very inventive! beautiful photos. =)
Tanvi@SinfullySpicy June 12, 2011 4:27AM
Never tried tomato in a cake!! Very good idea indeed.I have to buy some sweet tomatoes & make this! Looks very homey & rustic.