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Fruit Cocktail Cake (from a Cake Mix)
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 18
This delicious cake comes together fast, starting with a cake mix. I think the flavor is very subtle, and the cake is quite moist. The original recipe had a syrupy sweet icing on it, but I added the coconut/brown sugar on top instead, and I think it makes this a nice snacking cake. (*NOTE: I used a fruit cocktail I've found that has guava, mango, etc., and found the pieces a little large, so I chopped it up a bit before adding to mixture. The regular fruit cocktail with grapes, etc., should be fine w/o that)
Ingredients:
1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix (i use the kind with pudding in the mix, betty crocker)
1 (16 ounce) can fruit cocktail, undrained
1 cup coconut, plus
1/2 cup coconut
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat to 325*.
2. Combine cake mix, fruit cocktail with juices, 1 cup of coconut and eggs in a large mixer bowl.
3. Blend, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
4. Pour batter into greased 9x13 pan, or two 8x8 pans.
5. Sprinkle batter evenly with remaining 1/2 cup of coconut, and then 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
6. Bake at 325* for 45 min (if 9x13 pan; about 30-35 min for two pans).
7. Serve warm or room temp; stays moist for several days.
By RecipeOfHealth.com