Fruit Cocktail Cake

By Hklbrries

This cake is even better the second day - if you have any leftovers!

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp soda
• 2 cups unsifted flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 (16-ounce) can fruit cocktail and juice
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• Icing:
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Cake: Mix together sugar, salt, soda, unsifted flour, eggs, fruit cocktail and juice but do not beat. Pour mixture in ungreased 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Sprinkle top with pecans and brown sugar.

Bake 40 minutes in 325 F oven. Remove from oven.

Icing: Mix butter, evaporated milk and sugar. Let boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add coconut. Pour over warm cake.