Recipe: Tasty Fruit Cocktail Cake

Fruit Cocktail Cake. This delicious cake comes together fast, starting with a cake mix. I think the flavor is very subtle, and (*NOTE: I used a fruit cocktail I've found that has guava, mango, etc., and found the pieces a little. If you've never had fruit cocktail cake before, you cannot imagine how delicious it is.

It's easy to make, and a good dessert to take to potlucks or social functions. Fruit Cocktail Cake - this easy cake recipe is the perfect coffee cake for breakfast! It's full of coconut and fruit So basically, Fruit Cocktail cake can be eaten any time of day or night: breakfast, snack. You can cook Fruit Cocktail Cake using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Fruit Cocktail Cake

1. Prepare 2 cups of self rising flour.
2. You need 15 oz of fruit cocktail in heavy syrup (undrained).
3. Prepare 2 of large eggs.
4. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
5. You need 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
6. It's 1 stick of butter.
7. Prepare 1 cup of sweetened coconut flakes.
8. Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
9. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. It's 1 cup of evaporated milk.
11. It's 1 cup of chopped pecans.

This Fruit Cocktail Cake recipe is going to be a HUGE family favorite. Old fashioned flavor made from scratch, NO box mix need. While cake is cooling make the icing. Put butter ,sugar and evaporated milk in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.

Fruit Cocktail Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 pan..
2. Mix first 5 ingredients until well blended.
3. Pour into pan and bake 30-35 minutes..
4. Poke a few holes in cake with a fork..
5. Combine remaining ingredients in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil for 1 minute..
6. Pour warm sauce over warm cake, spread coconut and pecans evenly..

When I found this cake in a vintage recipe tin, I didn't actually think I would like it. The recipe called for no oil or butter, but a full can of undrained fruit cocktail. This Fruit Cocktail Cake is definitely one of my favorites. I am not a fan of fruit cocktail but I love it in this cake. I had not made this cake in years and someone asked me about it before Christmas.