Gramma's Fruit Cocktail Cake

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 233.0
  • Total Fat: 3.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 40.7 mg
  • Sodium: 33.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 46.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
  • Protein: 3.9 g

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Introduction

My grandma heavily adapted this cake from "The Best of the Best and More". This Canadian (I believe) recipe is one of those kistchy, "I-can't-believe-it-tastes-good" church supper desserts. Make sure you let the soaker glaze do it's job and have the pan sit at least 2 hours before cutting into it. My grandma heavily adapted this cake from "The Best of the Best and More". This Canadian (I believe) recipe is one of those kistchy, "I-can't-believe-it-tastes-good" church supper desserts. Make sure you let the soaker glaze do it's job and have the pan sit at least 2 hours before cutting into it.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 eggs
    2/3 cup sugar
    1/4 cup vanilla sugar
    2 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 cups flour
    1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
    14 oz canned fruit cocktail (in juice, undrained)
    1/3 cup glace cherries, chopped
    1/4 cup dried pineapple, chopped
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    Buttermilk Soaker Glaze
    1/4 cup sugar
    3 tbsp buttermilk
    2 tbsp butter
    2 tbsp light rum (or Amaretto)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9" x 13" pan.
In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla sugar until pale yellow. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk baking soda, salt and flours together.
Add half the flour mixture to the eggs, beating well, then add fruit cocktail and mix in thoroughly.
Add remaining flour mixture, glace cherries and pineapple and mix in.
Bake for 45 minutes.
While cake bakes, bring sugar, buttermilk and butter in a small saucepan to a boil. Cook 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in rum, then pour over hot cake. Spread evenly with the back of a spoon and allow cake to sit 2 hours (preferably until completely cool).

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.