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Grandmother Beasley's Fruit Cocktail Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Grandmother Beasley's Fruit Cocktail Cake, by , is from The Best of Friends' Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Rona Watts
Added: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake ingredients:
1 Lg can fruit cocktail in heavy syrup, Do not drain
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt
2 eggs, beaten

Topping:
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Icing:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 small evaporated milk
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF
Mix together all cake ingredients. Pour into a
13x9x2 inch pan. Mix pecans and brown sugar together and sprinkle on top of cake. Bake 1 hour.
About 10 minutes before cake is done, combine the topping ingredients in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Cool. Add vanilla. Pour over cake. Cool. Refrigerate.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is the one recipe I remember my grandmother made. I loved it.

 

 

 

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