Fruity Spice Cake Wows Fall Dessert Menus

Yummy spice cake mixed with fruit and fruit juice with cream cheese topping. Festive fall dessert recipe fills up holiday menus.

Ingredients:
1 pkg. premium spice cake mix and the ingredients called for on the package
1 23-oz. can fruit cocktail
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cans of cream cheese icing

Directions:

Drain the fruit cocktail well, reserving all of the liquid. Next prepare the cake mix according to directions on the package, except substitute one half of a cup of the water with one half of a cup of reserved liquid from the fruit cocktail. Stir thoroughly to make a thick batter.

Add the fruit cocktail into the cake mix and mix thoroughly. Next add the chopped walnuts to the mix and stir.

Pour the batter into two non-stick 8" round cake pans. Tap the pans on the counter to help remove any air bubbles the might remain trapped in the batter. Bake the cake as directed on the package, but add five minutes to the cook time. Test for doneness by inserting a knife into the center of one of the cakes. Cakes are ready when the knife comes out clean.

Remove the cakes from the oven and cool, in pan, on racks for 10 minutes. Place a plate on top of one of the cake pans. Invert the pan and plate together. Remove the pan leaving the cake upside down on the plate. Next, place a rack upside down on top of the cake and invert both rack and plate together. Remove the plate and let the cake rest on the plate. Repeat with other cake and let them both cool until room temperature.

When sufficiently cooled, level and ice the top of the first layer with the cream cheese icing. Place second layer on top and ice top along with all of the sides. Place cake in the refrigerator for one hour to cool and set the icing.

This Fall dessert is ideal for parties and potlucks. When used at holiday settings, everyone wants a large piece of this twist on a classic dessert for Fall.