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Decadent Fruit Cocktail Cake

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 "OMH!! Sooooo yummy! I've also used just crushed pineapple. I think they call that Cajun cake. Very popular in new Orleans!" - OliveChocolate

Yield: 20 Servings Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: CanadianMain Ingredient: Fruit Cocktail

(4.2, 5) 100% would make again (reviews)

Favorite favorite of 40 people 30 people Try Soon want to try


Verified by stevemur

Servings          
Original recipe makes 20 Servings
1.5 cupsSugar
2 cupsall purpose flour
2 tspBaking soda
0.25 tspSalt
2 largeEggs; slightly beaten
2 cupsFruit cocktail (with juice)
1 -- ICING --
0.75 cupEvaporated milk
2.25 cupsBrown sugar
0.5 cupsButter
0.75 cupsCoconut
0.75 cupsPecan; halved
1 tspVanilla

Decadent Fruit Cocktail Cake Preparation

Mix sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add slightly beaten egg and fruit coctail. Stir only till mixed. Bake in greased 9 x 13 pan at 350 for 30 minutes.

ICING:

Boil butter, milk and brown sugar for 1 minute. Add vanilla, coconut and nuts. Poke holes in warm cake. Pour icing over top of warmed cake.

Notes

Recipe calls for 2 cups of fruit cocktail. a 14oz can is a little short of two cups. Add marichino cherries, grapes or another fruit to bring up juice/fruit to equal two cups.

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Calories Per Serving: 369
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Decadent Fruit Cocktail Cake Reviews

Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
Great cake. Moist with a chewy good topping. Yummy! Will def make again.... and again!
1 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours, 43 minutes ago
1 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 7 hours, 21 minutes ago
OMH!! Sooooo yummy! I've also used just crushed pineapple. I think they call that Cajun cake. Very popular in new Orleans!
11 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 17 hours, 14 minutes ago
I used some leftover fermented fruit from a holiday recipe... Yum!!!
1 years, 10 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 7 hours, 42 minutes ago
Recipe calls for 2 cups of fruit cocktail. a 14oz can is a little short of two cups. Add marichino cherries, grapes or another fruit to bring up juice/fruit to equal two cups.

[I posted this recipe.]
3 years, 10 months, 3 days, 21 hours, 33 minutes ago

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  2. Desserts
  3. Fruit Cocktail
  4. Canadian

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