Fruit Cocktail Cake

Ingredients:

• 2 cups unsifted flour
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• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 scant tsp. soda
• pinch of salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (1 lb.) can fruit cocktail
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Icing:

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions:

Sift together flour, sugar, soda, and salt. Add remaining ingredients. Beat well. Bake in greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan at 300 degrees F for 50 minutes. While cake is hot, pour icing over it. This cake freezes well. If cake batter looks thin, add a little more flour. Some fruit cocktail has more juice than others. Ice with Fruit Cocktail Cake Icing. (below)

Icing: Cook the ingredients together. Pour over cake as soon as you take it out of oven.

By Marti S. from Athens, GA