Comments on: Old Favorite: Fruit Cocktail Cake

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Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:58:11 +0000

[...] Fruit Cocktail Cake (Cookbook p.39) [...]

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:04:12 +0000

Hi, I was wondering 2 things. How many ounces is the can of fruit cocktail, and how many ounces of coconut do you use? Thanks!

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:46:05 +0000

My mom used to make this all the time. And especially on the holidays! She passed about 6 years ago and I lost her recipe. I had most of it memorized but this helped with the missing pieces!! Thank you for helping me bring back some memories this Thanksgiving. All of my sisters will be so jealous… lol

By: Traci Contreras

Traci Contreras — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:51:20 +0000

This has been in my family forEVER too. Its our favorite. The only difference in mine is: after pouring the cake into the cake pan to bake sprinkle the top with brown sugar and pads of butter and top with the coconut (so crispy and YUMMY). And then the sauce just bring to a boil the evaporated milk, sugar, butter and vanila and ALSO add a can of eagle brand condensed milt. OH MY TRUST ME IT IS T H E BOMB!!! I always make a little extra sauce and poke holes all through the cake when it comes out of the oven (edges real good too) so it all soaks in real nice and evenly. Let me know if you try my adjustments. Enjoy Traci

By: Christy Jordan

Christy Jordan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:52:08 +0000

I hope you enjoy the recipe Kathryn!!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:45:45 +0000

A friend gave this to me &I had lost this recipe. Thanks so much for posting it. She didn’t give the frosting, and yours is a bonus!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to post it.

By: Christy Jordan

Christy Jordan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:07:21 +0000

I think you probably could Gayla. Let me know how it turns out.

By: Gayla

Gayla — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:58:49 +0000

I was just woundering if you wanted to leave out the coconut out of this recipe. and still taste fine

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:31:10 +0000

Just made this and OMG it is the most amazing cake ever!!!!! One lady at work at 3 pieces in one day and said she had never tasted a more delicious cake. Thank you so much for all of your wonderful recipes!!!!!!!!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:20:19 +0000

Oh, thank u for posting this cake..My Mom and Grandma use to make it all the time and when Grandma died I never had it again or knew how to make it. Then at work they had me cook a fruit cocktail cake for the residents and omg it was nasty so I came on here looking for one and found this one. Have it cooking in oven right now. and at least the batter taste just like grandma’s! THANKS can’t wait to make this verison for my Residents…