Linda's Fruit Cocktail Cake 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 1/2 cups flour 16 ounces fruit cocktail in juice 2 eggs 1/3 cup cooking oil 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt -- ICING: 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup pecans -- chopped 1 cup coconut flakes Mix dry ingredients together. Add eggs, oil and fruit cocktail (juice too) and mix until well blended. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake in a 325 F. oven for 45 minutes. remove; cool and add the following icing. In a saucepan, mix milk, butter, sugar, and vanilla. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in pecans and coconut. Spread over cooled cake. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -