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Fruit Cocktail Cake on a white plate with a small bowl of cherries
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Fruit Cocktail Cake

Fruit Cocktail Cake - this easy cake recipe is the perfect coffee cake for breakfast! It's full of coconut and fruit with no oil! This old fashioned recipe is the perfect way to use up canned fruit cocktail.
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 -12 servings
Calories: 226kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 15 ounce can Fruit Cocktail with juice
  • 1 ¼ cups (155g) all purpose flour
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • ½ cup (100g) packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (26g) powdered sugar
  • 2-3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13” pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Stir together eggs, sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl using a wooden spoon or spatula. Stir in fruit cocktail with the juice, then stir in flour. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Stir coconut and brown sugar together and sprinkle over the top of the cake. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
  • Make the glaze (optional) by whisking powdered sugar and enough milk for a pourable consistency. Drizzle over cake. Serve warm or room temperature. Store loosely covered for up to 2 days.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 56IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg