Recipe for cooking Fruit Cocktail Cake

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Fruit Cocktail Cake

Posted by ginnyo at recipegoldmine.com 6/30/01 3:10:28 pm

Cake Batter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 can fruit cocktail with heavy syrup, undrained
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. shredded coconut
1/2 c. packed brown sugar

Frosting
1 1/2 c. sugar
2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. evaporated milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, eggs and the entire can of fruit cocktail including the syrup. Mix until just moistened. You still may have some lumps in it, but don\t over-mix. Spread into a greased floured 9 x 12 x 2-inch pan. Mix nuts, coconut and brown sugar. Sprinkle over cake. Bake for 40-45 min..

Just before the cake is done baking, make the frosting. Mix sugar, butter and evaporated milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and add vanilla extract or flavoring.

When the cake is removed from the over, pour the boiling frosting liquid over the hot cake.