Fruit Cocktail Cake

I have been making this cake for years. However my method varies a bit. I make the entire cake in my blender. I put the entire can of fruit cocktail in the blender and blend on low for about 30 seconds. I then add the eggs, sugar and salt and blend again for about 15 seconds. I added the rest of the ingredients and continue to blend until smooth. I pour the mixture in lightly greased pan, sprinkle about 1/2 cup of brown sugar over mixture and top with pecans. For the icing I make the following. In large sauce pan - 1/2 cup melted margarine, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup can milk and 1 tspn vanilla. Bring to boil stirring constantly. add 1 cup of shredded coconut . Stir well and continue to boil for 5 minutes (no more - no less). I do not make the icing until the cake is out of the oven. Pour and spread icing over hot cake. This is an absolutely wonderful moist cake and I have never served it to anyone who did not say it was delicious.

I ask my mom to make this cake for me every year on my birthday. It is so good but it's the frosting I love the most.

I decided to make this to use up a can of fruit cocktail that my husband bought & then lost interest in. It was easy and tasted pretty good. It is a bit sticky. The only problem I had was that the cake sunk in the middle (I might have needed to bake it longer or my baking soda might have been stale.) I served it with some whipped topping instead of making the frosting.

A complete mess you have to drain the fruit cocktail amd just add the fruit. It was nothing but liquid ssugar and fruit cocktail.

I had a recipe similar to this that I had lost - so glad I tried your recipe! It was tasty and moist! Next time will add the frosting as I found it a bit bland without! Thanks! :)