Texas Tornado Cake
For the cake: 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 cups fruit cocktail, including syrup 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup chopped nuts For the icing: ½ cup butter (1 stick) ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed ½ cup evaporated milk 1 cup flaked coconut Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix sugar, eggs, fruit cocktail, baking soda and flour together in a mixing bowl. Pour into a greased and floured 9- by 13-inch cake pan. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle over the batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. While the cake is cooking, make the icing. Combine butter, brown sugar, evaporated milk and coconut in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and cook, boiling, for 2 minutes. Spoon over cake while hot. Let cake cool before serving. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
