CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Fruit Cocktail Cake

Bascially, all you have to do for this simple dessert recipe is dump the ingredients in the pan and put it in the oven to bake.

Fruit Cocktail Cake

1 15-ounce can fruit cocktail

1 18.25-ounce package of orange or yellow cake mix

½ cup coconut

1 cup nuts, chopped

½ cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan. Pour fruit cocktail, including syrup or juice, into greased pan and spread over bottom evenly. Sprinkle cake mix on top. Then sprinkle coconut and chopped nuts evenly over the cake mix. Pour the melted butter over all.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes.

Yield: Serves 12.

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