GREEN TOMATO BREAKFAST CAKE

I was talking with a friend yesterday afternoon, who had harvested the last of her summer produce before the frost came, and was looking for ideas for her green tomatoes. I made this breakfast cake last week, and although it sounds a little unusual, it tastes absolutely wonderful.

GREEN TOMATO BREAKFAST CAKE

1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 green tomatoes, cored and sliced
2 teaspoons turbinado or granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 350F.
Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
Cream butter and sugar. When slightly fluffy, beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt, and mix into the creamed butter mixture, beat well. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Arrange green tomato pieces on concentric circles over batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and cinnamon.
Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour or until cake is firm and golden.
Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Relish
www.relish.com/