Dolly Parton's 3-Ingredient Fruit Cocktail Cake Is Retro Perfection
Dolly Parton's Fruit Cocktail Cake proves that she and I are undeniably sugar soulmates. My hunch began to form when Dolly was promoting her Duncan Hines line of boxed cake mixes, frostings, and frozen pies, claiming, "I have a lot of teeth and all of them are sweet." (Preach, sister.)
What Is Dolly Parton's Fruit Cocktail Cake?
This fruit cocktail cake recipe came to life through Dolly's character Truvy Jones in the silver screen classic, "Steel Magnolias." Truvy describes her "Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa" cake as requiring just one cup each of self-rising flour, sugar, and fruit cocktail with the juice.
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
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Drain 1 can fruit cocktail, discarding juice. In a medium bowl whisk together self-rising flour and sugar. Stir in remaining can of fruit cocktail with juice, drained fruit cocktail, and vanilla; stir until just combined. Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
Test Kitchen Tip: Remaining fruit cocktail juice can be reserved for another use. Try adding it to a smoothie or cocktail.
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Bake 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few clinging crumbs and top is lightly golden brown. Cool in dish on a wire rack 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.
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