Kathy's Teatime Fruit Cocktail Cake

Submitted by Pookatron

"This is a light, delightful cake that I got the recipe for while visiting Kathy in rural Arizona. Lovely on those hot, dry days and a perfect accompaniment for social teatime gatherings! I couldn't find a duplicate on here, so I am posting it for safekeeping (found the recipe wadded up in my purse upon my return...)"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 large cake of goodness
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• CAKE

• 414.03 ml sugar
• 473.18 ml flour
• 9.85 ml baking soda
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 453.59 g can fruit cocktail, well-drained (reserve a tablespoon of juice for sauce and set that aside for later)
• 118.29 ml nuts (any nuts can be used, I prefer walnuts)

• SAUCE

• 118.29 ml butter
• 14.79 ml reserved juice from fruit cocktail
• 236.59 ml powdered sugar
• 1 egg, beaten

directions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Sift together sugar, flour & soda in mixing bowl.
3. In medium-sized bowl mix drained fruit cocktail with eggs.
4. Combine two mixtures; pour into greased 9x13 pan.
5. Sprinkle with nuts.
6. Bake at 300F for 45-60 minutes, until brown and toasty on top.
7. SAUCE:.
8. Beat the egg very well.
9. Place all sauce ingredients in small saucepan, heat until mixture is Creamy, NOT boiling.
10. Pour over cooled cake.

Reviews

[racrgal]

This looked like a very old recipe that I had somehow misplaced. It is! A heavier cake that I served chilled. Delicious! Every bit as good as I remembered. Prepared for PAC FALL 2008 Thanks Pookatron.

 

[Sherrybeth]

This cake was easy to put together and the flavore was good; however, it was a bit chewy for my taste. Also, I would recommend adding the beaten egg LAST in the sauce if you don't want it to become gummy or eggy.