Recipes

Big Red HEINZ Ketchup Cake

16 Servings

Desserts

1 HR 30 MIN

Prep

15-30 mins

Cook

1 HR 10 MIN

Calories

460

Ingredients

2 cups

flour

2 tsp

baking powder

1 tsp

baking soda

1-1/2 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2  tsp

ground ginger

1/2  tsp

ground nutmeg

1/2 cup

HEINZ Tomato Ketchup

1/2 cup

water

1 tbsp

red food coloring

1-1/2 cups

butter, softened, divided

1-1/2 cups

packed brown sugar

2 

eggs

6 oz

(3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 tsp

vanilla

4 cups

powdered sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Spray 2 (9-nch) round pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices; set aside. Mix ketchup, water and food coloring in separate bowl until blended.

Step 3

Beat 3/4 cup butter and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture alternately with ketchup mixture, mixing well after each addition. Pour into prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese, vanilla and remaining butter in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy.

Step 6

Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with cream cheese mixture.