Best Ever Fruit Cocktail Cake

Submitted by nita 284904 souther

"This is a great textured cake, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Easy to make. Can be served warm or at room temperature."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 CAKE
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• CAKE

• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 medium size can fruit cocktail in juice (a good brand)
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut

• FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk (no substitutions)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

directions

1. CAKE:

2. Beat sugar, eggs and oil together.
3. Add flour, salt and baking soda.
4. Add fruit cocktail with the juice; mix well.
5. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13x2 inch pan. I use Kittencal's professional pan coating.
6. Sprinkle coconut over batter.
7. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.

8. FROSTING:

9. Place butter, sugar and evaporated milk in a medium size saucepan.
10. Bring to a boil,stirring constantly, for 5 to 6 minutes or until it begins to thicken.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Add vanilla extract, coconut and nuts.
13. Spread mixture onto cake while both are still hot.
14. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Reviews

[Marie Nixon]

Everyone liked this cake. At first I thought there would not be enough frosting to cover the cake but I kept smoothing it out with a spatula and was able to cover the cake. I thought I would recommend making double the recipe but if I had, that would have been too sweet. So follow the recipe as written and work the frosting into a thin layer across the entire cake. It is a very nice every day kind of cake.

 

[michelles3boys]

Mmmmm, this cake is so good. I made the recipe exactly as written and it turned out GREAT! The topping is sweet, gooey and delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Made for Pick A Chef, Spring 2010.

 

[Darlene C.]

It has been a while since I have had one of these can't wait to try it

 

[Dienia B.]

darlene called this hurricane cake or texas tonado was served in knoxville state fair 1982