Canadian Ketchup Cake
If you're of the school of thought that ketchup makes everything taste better, then this cake is for you. And if you think ketchup is kind of gross, well, this cake may surprise you. To commemorate its Canadian centennial, Heinz created the following ketchup cake. The ketchup lends a nice red color, moist texture, and "spice" to the cake, supposedly mimicking carrot cake without all the extra work.
Cake Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp each ground nutmeg and ginger
1/2 cup Heinz tomato ketchup
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp red food coloring
3/4 cup butter, softened
11/2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
Frosting Ingredients:
6 oz brick-style cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups icing sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
2. Stir the flour with the baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and ginger into a bowl. Stir the ketchup, water and coloring in a separate bowl. Set aside.
3. Beat the butter and blend in the sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in the eggs. Add the flour mixture and ketchup mixture. Beat on low, scraping down the bowl as needed, until combined. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat for one minute.
4. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the centre springs back when touched lightly.
6. Cool the cakes for 15 minutes before turning onto a rack to cool completely.
Frosting Directions:
1. Beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla on medium speed for 2 minutes or until smooth. Gradually beat in the sugar on low, scraping the bowl as needed. Beat on high until fluffy.
2. Frost between the cake layers and over the sides and top of the cake.
--AndreaLeigh
Christina Almond on June 06, 2009 at 05:02 AM
Hmmm...this sounds interesting!!
Ted on July 29, 2009 at 01:03 PM
I have been vacationing with my family in Canada for years now. We love it there. One thing that we've noticed is the Ketchup tastes different from the US version. NO KIDDING! We have had visitors with us, friends of the kids--who didn't believe us. The first plate of fries comes out and they immediately agree. And yes, I am talking about Heinz 57 tomato ketchup in the same bottle, except the French language is included on the Canadian version. The Canadian version is sweeter and spicier, allspice, I'd guess, not hot spicy more like clove, etc. We actually bring bottles back every visit because we prefer this flavor to the US version. It would be my guess that this cake made with the Canadian Heinz 57 Ketchup would taste much better than if it was made with the US version. I am curious to find out, but I am out of the good Canadian kind--the kids loves fries too much to keep it around.
s video cable on September 19, 2009 at 03:12 AM
Hi Andrea....
Well this is really awesome recipe and am excited to do it.As all this stuffs are cheap and I purchased all this to my kitchen.This is so much faster recipe and really loved it.Anyways thanks for the awesome recipe.