INGREDIENTS:

• 2 c. unsifted flour
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 scant tsp. soda
• Pinch of salt
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 (1 lb.) can fruit cocktail
• 1 tsp. vanilla--ICING FOR FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE:--1 stick butter
• 1/2 c. evaporated milk
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 c. coconut
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts

DIRECTIONS:

• Sift together flour, sugar, soda, and salt. Add remaining
• ingredients. Beat well. Bake in greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2
• inch pan at 300 degrees for 50 minutes. While cake is hot, pour
• icing over it. This cake freezes well. If cake batter looks thin,
• add a little more flour. Some fruit cocktail has more juice than
• others. Ice with Fruit Cocktail Cake Icing. Cook together the
• ingredients. Pour over cake as soon as you take it out of oven.