FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE with Sauce

By LRay

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 1 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 2 Teaspoons Baking soda
• 2 Cups Flour
• 1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail, with juice
• 2 eggs
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Cup Chopped pecans, optional
• SAUCE:
• 1 Stick Butter
• 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
• 1 Cup Condensed milk
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 3 1/2 oz. shredded coconut (Optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
Sift together sugar, baking soda and flour. Add fruit cocktail with juice and eggs; mix well with a fork (do not use a mixer). Pour batter into a 13x9 inch pan. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of batter if desired. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 25-40 minutes.

Sauce:
Combine first 4 sauce ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 2 minutes. Add coconut if desired and mix thoroughly. Poke holes in hot cake so sauce can be absorbed. Pour hot sauce over hot cake. Serve warm or cool.