Fruit Cocktail Cake

5 from 1 vote

This Fruit Cocktail Cake is a classic old fashioned cake recipe that’s so easy to make! It's a soft and moist cake on the bottom with hints of fruit and coconut, topped with a creamy vanilla glaze that's just divine. With just 10 ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time, you can have a sweet treat perfect for any party or celebration.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: fruit

Servings: servings

Calories: 399kcal

Ingredients

Cake

15 ounce can fruit cocktail not drained
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup dark or light brown sugar
1 cup sweetened flake coconut

Topping

½ cup salted butter
1 cup evaporated milk
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup dark or light brown sugar
½ cup chopped or diced pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease an 13"x9" baking dish.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together fruit cocktail and eggs.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and fold just until combined.
Pour the batter in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle brown sugar and coconut on top.
Bake 35-40 minutes or a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with a few moist crumbs.
When 20 minutes remain on the cake, make the topping. In a medium saucepan on medium-high heat, stir together butter, evaporated milk, granulated sugar, brown sugar and pecans. Bring to a boil. Boil for 1 ½ minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in vanilla extract.
Pour the topping over the cake. Cool 10 minutes. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or fresh whipped cream.

Notes

Storage:

Store this cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. We don't recommend freezing this cake as it compromises the texture and will prevent it from being so moist.

You can make this cake up to a day in advance for easy serving, if desired.

Tips:

Do not drain the fruit cocktail. You are going to want all of the fruity flavors in the fruit cocktail syrup to infuse the cake with a delicious flavor.

Use the toothpick test to make sure you don't over bake the cake. When the cake has finished baking, insert a toothpick and it should come out with a few moist crumbs.

Pour the topping over the warm cake. This will help the topping to set and make a glaze consistency.

Omit the coconut if desired and add chopped nuts instead. Walnuts or pecans are both delicious if you're not a coconut fan.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. That's what we recommend, it's too delicious!

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