fruit cocktail cake

Name: Fruit Cocktail Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Ingredients: ## FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 - large eggs; 1 can(s) fruit cocktail, in syrup (15 oz); ## SPRINKLE TOPPING (WILL BE THE BOTTOM OF CAKE WHEN SERVED); 1/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup(s) pecans, in pieces; ## BUTTER SAUCE TOPPING; 1 cup(s) butter, unsalted; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) evaporated milk; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract

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Doreen Schultz

Romulus, MI

Updated on Jul 1, 2011

Found this cake while looking thru my Mom's old recipes. I hadn't seen it in 35 years. She made this cake when unexpected company showed up.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

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Ingredients

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 - large eggs
1 can fruit cocktail, in syrup (15 oz)
SPRINKLE TOPPING (WILL BE THE BOTTOM OF CAKE WHEN SERVED)
1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup pecans, in pieces
BUTTER SAUCE TOPPING
1 cup butter, unsalted
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

How To Make fruit cocktail cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray or grease and flour a tube pan.

Step 2

Drain fruit cocktail, reserve syrup. Cut grapes in half.
Step 3

In large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Beat in Eggs and syrup from fruit cocktail. Fold in the fruit. Pour into prepared pan
Step 4

Sprinkle batter with brown sugar and pecans.
Step 5

Bake 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Step 6

Make butter sauce topping. Bring butter, sugar, and milk to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Step 7

Cool cake in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Flip cake onto a cake plate. Poke holes with a toothpick in top of cake. Pour slightly cooled butter sauce over cake while hot.
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