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Fruit Cocktail Cake

Here's how you make Fruit Cocktail Cake
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 40m
  • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped
  • 1 can (16 ounce) fruit cocktail, with syrup (do not drain)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • FOR THE ICING
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk (or half-and-half)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • FOR THE THE CAKE

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13 pan.

  • Step 2: Mix all ingredients, except brown sugar and nuts, in a bowl.

  • Step 3: Pour batter into the pan.

  • Step 4: Combine brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle over batter.

  • Step 5: Bake for 40 minutes.

  • Step 6: Make the icing in the last 5 minutes before cake comes out of oven.

  • Step 7: Spread icing on cake while hot and cake is just out of the oven.

  • FOR THE BOILED COCONUT ICING

  • Step 8: Combine icing ingredients in saucepan and boil for 2 minutes.

  • Step 9: Spoon over cake while still hot.

  • Step 10: Let cool and enjoy!


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