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    Soul Food Fruit Cocktail Cake

    A moist, old-fashioned cake studded with canned fruit cocktail, topped with a warm buttery glaze.

    ⏱ 15 minPrep time
    🔥 35 minCook time
    🍽 12Servings
    🏷 DessertCategory
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    Soul food fruit cocktail cake

    A moist, old-fashioned cake studded with canned fruit cocktail, topped with a warm buttery glaze.

    The church cookbook classic

    Canned fruit cocktail makes this cake impossibly moist — a warm brown sugar glaze seals the deal.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 pan.
    2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
    3. Stir in the eggs, fruit cocktail with its syrup, vanilla, and walnuts until just combined.
    4. Pour into the pan and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
    5. Make the glaze: melt the butter with the brown sugar and milk; simmer 3 minutes, then stir in the vanilla.
    6. Poke holes in the warm cake and pour the glaze over. Cool before serving.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Don't drain the fruit — the syrup is part of the moisture. Pour the glaze on while the cake is still warm so it soaks in.

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    Recipe details

    Prep15 min
    Cook35 min
    Servings12
    CategoryDessert
    PublishedAugust 16, 2026
    Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes

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