Fruit Cocktail Cake and Icing

As a young mother, I was given this recipe. It is truly wonderful.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 large can fruit cocktail with liquid
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • Icing
  • 1 stick oleo, margarine or butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 can canned evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup pecans

Directions

Step 1

Cake: In a large mixing bowl, mix the sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and the fruit cocktail.

Step 2

Pour into a greased and floured sheet pan. Top with brown sugar and pecans.

Step 3

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Step 4

Icing: In a sauce pan combine the margarine, sugar and canned milk and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 5

Add the 1/2 cup pecans. and remove from heat.

Step 6

Let it set and spread over cooled cake.



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