Ingredients
Caramel:
1 Tablespoon water
½ cup sugar
1 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons Vodka
14 each sweet million or sungold cherry tomatoes
Cake:
¾ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ ounces butter, softened
1 ½ ounces goat cheese
¼ cup sugar
1 egg
¼ cup fresh tomato puree
¼ cup buttermilk
½ teaspoon Vodka
1 Tablespoon chopped basil
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
In small saucepan heat water and sugar until it becomes a light honey color.
Add butter, lemon juice, and Vodka. Immediately pour onto bottom of 14
greased 2 ounce aluminum containers. Cut each tomato in half and place two
halves on top of caramel.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter, goat cheese, and sugar
until light. Add in egg.
Mix tomato puree, buttermilk, Vodka, basil, tomato paste, and pepper in
separate bowl.
Add dry, alternating with wet ingredients. Pour on top of tomatoes in prepared
containers. Bake in a 350 degree oven until puffed and done in center, 10-15
minutes.
