Fruit Cocktail Cake With Butter Sauce Recipes

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE (FROM A CAKE MIX)

Steps:

• Preheat to 325*.
• Combine cake mix, fruit cocktail with juices, 1 cup of coconut and eggs in a large mixer bowl.
• Blend, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into greased 9x13 pan, or two 8x8 pans.
• Sprinkle batter evenly with remaining 1/2 cup of coconut, and then 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
• Bake at 325* for 45 min (if 9x13 pan; about 30-35 min for two pans).
• Serve warm or room temp; stays moist for several days.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; mix well. Pour into a 13x9-in. pan and sprinkle with topping ingredients. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. When cake is done and still warm, pour sauce over cake. Cool to room temperature.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar and melted butter or margarine. Add eggs, and beat well. Mix in flour and vanilla. Stir in fruit cocktail. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until cake tests done.

GRANDMA'S FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to medium position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9X13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together all cake ingredients until well combined. Pour into prepared baking dish and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, make the topping by combining all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Pour over hot cake and smooth evenly with an offset spatula.
• Top individual slices of cake with a dollop of Reddi Wip and Maraschino cherries.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE WITH BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, nuts, raisins, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, beat egg; add fruit cocktail. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased and floured 8-in. round baking pan. Bake at 325° for 55-60 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. For sauce, combine sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve warm over the cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE II

Steps:

• Cream 1 1/2 c sugar with the eggs. Add fruit cocktail (including liquid). Add the flour and baking soda--mixing well with beater. Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch round cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) about 15-20 minutes. Usually bakes best in thick aluminum cake pans.
• To Make Frosting: Mix well the cup of sugar, canned milk and stick of margarine. Cook slowly till mixture blends. Cook about 2 minutes more; remove from heat. Add vanilla, chopped nuts and coconut. Stir mixture until thick. Spread on cake.

HOLIDAY FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together by hand the flour, sugar, soda, salt, eggs and fruit cocktail with juice.
• Do not over mix and do not beat.
• Pour into a 9x13 cake pan sprayed with pam.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans over top of cake.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Remove and place on a rack to cool.
• While cooling (15 minutes) in a medium pan bring to a slow boil the evaporated milk, sugar and butter.
• Once the butter is melted and the slow boil is reached remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
• With a carving fork poke"lots" of holes in the cake and slowly pour butter sauce evenly all through cake.