Paula Deens Fruit Cocktail Cake Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 baking dish.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, applesauce and eggs at medium speed until fluffy.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating well. Batter will be thick. Stir in fruit cocktail. Pour into baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with coconut.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Pour Coconut Frosting over hot cake. Sprinkle with walnuts, if desired. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
• COCONUT FROSTING: In a med ium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and milk. Bring to a boil over med-high heat; boil & stir one minute. Add coconut & vanilla; stir. Pour over hot cake.

BANANA FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F. Combine sugar with all wet ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together. On medium speed, slowly beat the flour mixture into the wet mixture. Once the batter has been mixed thoroughly, reduce mixer speed to low and add your chopped nuts and raisins. Pour into a greased and floured 11″ x 9″ cake pan, and bake for approximately one hour.
• Check the doneness of the cake with a butter knife in the middle of the cake-if it comes out clean, it's ready. Let cool, then frost.
• In a small mug, dissolve the hot coffee in the hot water. Then, in a mixing bowl, whip the butter until it is soft before slowly adding the powdered sugar. Mix in the milk and vanilla, then add the coffee mix until it's soft and creamy. Pour the frosting on top of the cake and spread it out.