Fruit Cocktail Squares

This recipe goes back a very long time...It's like eating vanilla cake with fruit cocktail on top, only the two are baked together...a very unique, different, and very delicious moist dessert...worth making.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 2 doz squares (approx)

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can  fruit cocktail
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1⁄3 cup coconut
• 1⁄4 cup maraschino cherry, chopped

Directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees / Grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Drain the fruit cocktail; reserve 1/3 cup of the syrup. /Add in the 1 tbsp of maraschino cherry syrup to the reserved fruit cocktail syrup. /Chop the drained fruit, and set aside. /Stir together in a bowl, the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. /In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar; beat in the egg and vanilla. /Add the remaining mixture, alternating with the syrups to the creamed mixture; mix well. /Stir in the chopped fruit, coconut and chopped cherries. /Spread dough into prepared baking pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes; cool. /Sprinkle icing sugar over top if desired.
2. Sprinkle icing sugar over top if desired.