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Tomato, mustard and tuna cake
Here's a recipe for a very moist, savory tuna and tomato cake, with a hint of mustard.
650
1 hour 6 min.
Easy
1 cake
11 IngredientsLast modified on: September 7th 2025
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 1
2⁄3 cup milk - 2
½ cup oil - 3
1 cup flour - 4
1 tablespoon baking powder - 5
3 eggs - 6
½ teaspoon salt - 7
pepper - 8
½ cup Comté cheese - 9
¼ cup tomato paste - 10
¼ cup Mustard - 11
1 cup tuna in oil
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 6 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Whisk to combine.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Then add ¼ cup tomato paste and ¼ cup Mustard, mix, then add grated ½ cup Comté cheese, and mix again, this time with a maryse.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Finish with 1 cup tuna in oil and mix one last time.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour the batter into a buttered mould.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
Stage 7 - 50 min.
Bake at 180°C (360°F) for about 50 minutes.
Stage 8
Enjoy warm or cold, for example as an aperitif, cut into small cubes.
Remarks
Just before placing in the oven, sprinkle a little grated Comté cheese over the top of the dough, to create a delicious crust after baking.
If you're using a quality tuna in oil, "le Connétable" for example, you can use the oil from its can in step 1.
Depending on your taste, add the tuna in crumbs, or rather in chunks, if you want to find chunks when cutting the cake slices.
If you're using a quality tuna in oil, "le Connétable" for example, you can use the oil from its can in step 1.
Depending on your taste, add the tuna in crumbs, or rather in chunks, if you want to find chunks when cutting the cake slices.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source: Homemade, from a recipe by the bakers at the Girardeau flour mill.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 2,790 RDI=140 % | 11,670 RDI: 140 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 300 RDI=20 % | 1,250 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 4.90 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Tuna in oil
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Flour
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Milk
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Comté cheese
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