Grammie Bea's Tomato Soup Cake

• shortening↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar↗1 cup
• eggs↗2

  well beaten

• walnuts↗1⁄2 cup
• raisins↗1⁄2 cup

  *see note below

• flour↗2 cups
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• nutmeg↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• tomato soup1 can

  (10 1/2 ounce)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cream shortening and sugar.

2. 2

   Beat 2 eggs and add to mixture, mixing well.

3. 3

   Add walnuts and raisins, and mix in well.

4. 4

   Mix flour, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon together.

5. 5

   Mix in with creamed sugar mixture, and add tomato soup. Mix well.

6. 6

   Bake in a greased and flour dusted loaf pan, at 350, for 25 minutes.

7. 7

   Note: *Make sure you soak the raisins in warm water for at least 1/2 hours before adding them to the other ingredients. Take the raisins out of the water, and flour them, just before mixing into cake mix.