Not Your Mother'S Tomato Soup Cake

• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour (King Arthur)
• 2/3 cup muscovado sugar, packed (or brown sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon Vietnamese cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground sumac (Rhus coriaria) or lemon zest
• 1-2 tablespoons instant espresso powder, your choice of strength, optional
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (Tahitian preferred)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or canola oil)
• 1 cup low sodium V8 juice
• 1/4 cup yellow raisins, plumped up in 1 tbl. of V8 juice, optional
• 1 teaspoon lemon (or orange) zest, optional
• powdered sugar for dusting

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. For convenience measure all the dry ingredients (excepting the sugar dusting) directly into an 8 inch pan. After blending these evenly with a fork, make 2 indentations. Pour the vanilla into one dent and the V8 juice into the other. Stir all the ingredients together with a fork until well blended. Add in the optional yellow raisins (drain off V8 juice before adding) and lemon zest. If you prefer to use a conventional mixing bowl and want to plate the cake, rather than serve out of the pan, then spray your pan with canola oil before pouring the mix into it.
3. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. You can serve this right from the pan. If desired, dust with powdered sugar (or non dissolving sugar) using a fine meshed sieve held about 6 inches above, when the cake is cool. Optionally, you can place an object on the top of the cake and sift powdered sugar around it for a fun decorative effect. You can also serve this cake warmed. For non-vegan options, serve with a dollop of creme fraiche, ginger ice cream, or coffee flavored icing (see photos). Slice into small pieces and enjoy, from one depression era to another.

whole wheat flour, muscovado sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, fresh ground cloves, fresh ground allspice, ground sumac, espresso powder, vanilla, extra virgin olive oil, yellow raisins, lemon, powdered sugar

Taken from food52.com/recipes/8560-not-your-mother-s-tomato-soup-cake (may not work)