Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2012

My mom used to make a cake similar to this. I don't have her recipe, but this tastes very similar to what I remember. I added 1/2 tsp. salt to the dry ingredients and sprinkled about 1/4 cup chopped pecans on top after pouring on the topping. It was done in 25 minutes. Very good, moist cake. The texture is more like bread pudding than cake. My family liked it.

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SUZZANNA

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

We ate this warm and it was fantastic! I added cinnamon and nutmeg like one of the other reviewers. Also. It didn't sound like evaporated milk was right for the topping. I used sweetened condensed milk.

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Gail

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Syracuse, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2008

My husband really enjoyed this recipe.I added a dash of cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg to the batter.Great recipe!!!!

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Teresa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

this is the best cake ever and not hard to make. moist and delicious my husband requests this cake all the times....

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DOLLYGIRLCOOKING

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2007

This was so good. I've never had fruit cocktail cake before but it was excellent. It was also very easy to make. I will be making this many more times.

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ironchef1983

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Washington, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2007

This recipe was not a success at all. I made it twice for 15 to 20 people. Most of my guests did not like it but one or two of them just loved it - I guess it's a cake that you either hate or love but not a general crowd pleaser. Since I prefer recipes that are liked by a wider range of guests I will not bake this again.

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Caljane

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Living In: Devils Tower, Wyoming, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2007

Terrific and Easy! Reminds me of mom's recipe except she used 1 tblsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt instead of baking soda. Gives it cake consistency. I also made an adjustment to the topping. On the topping I used 1/2 white granulated sugar and 1/2 cup powdered sugar for the sugar called for. Also note: use unsalted stick butter and unsweetened coconut. Bring your mixture to rapid boil for at least 1 minute. Stir in vanilla after you remove from heat. This will make the topping set up beautifully. Great recipe, will use again. Thanks for the memories :-)

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EQUILDOTTSIN

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Red Oak, Texas, USA

Living In: Salina, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2007

This was perfect, exactly what I was looking for. I have one quibble; the recipe doesn't state when to add the vanilla. Since it was listed with the topping, I put it in after the topping boiled. I also put a tsp of vanilla in the batter, just because I like it, and it didn't seem to hurt.

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