Texas Tornado Cake and Icing Recipe

Texas Tornado Cake Recipe

2 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar (granulated)
2 cups fruit cocktail, drained (reserve liquid)
2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans

preheat oven to 325
lightly grease and flour 9 x 13 pan

With electric mixer, in a large bowl beat eggs
and sugar until smooth.
Sift flour with soda, add to egg batter.
Add fruit cocktail liquid and extracts.
By hand, fold in fruit cocktail, then pour into pan.
Mix brown sugar and nuts together and sprinkle on top of batter.

Bake for 40 minutes.

*Spread tornado icing on cake while hot (recipe to follow)

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Texas Tornado Icing Recipe

1 stick butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup cream or evaporated milk
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Boil butter, sugar and milk for 3 minutes.
Add coconut and extracts, stir well.
*Spoon icing over cake as soon you
take the cake out of the oven.

Wait until cool before slicing and serving.


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