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Fruit Cocktail Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 1
This recipes is from my Aunt Janet Chute-excellent summer cake!!
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 well beaten eggs
1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail, juice included
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2/3 cup canned evaporated milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Mix together by hand the flour, sugar, soda, salt, eggs and fruit cocktail with juice.
2. Do not over mix and do not beat.
3. Pour into a 9x13 cake pan sprayed with pam.
4. Sprinkle 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans over top of cake.
5. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.
6. Remove and place on a rack to cool.
7. While cooling (15 minutes) in a medium pan bring to a slow boil the evaporated milk, sugar and butter.
8. Once the butter is melted and the slow boil is reached remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
9. With a carving fork poke lots of holes in the cake and slowly pour butter sauce evenly all through cake.
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