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Modified: May 16, 2025 Published: Mar 14, 2019· Cathy Brak · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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Fruit Cocktail Cake

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Fruit Cocktail Cake is a modern version of an old family favourite made gluten free and lower in sugar content than the original one. It has been garnering great reviews from family and friends! Serve it warm with Dairy Free Vanilla Ice Cream.

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Fruit Cocktail Cake

Have you ever taken food to a potluck dinner hoping for leftovers to take home? I won't name names, but I know that happens with this cake! It's not necessarily the prettiest thing on the buffet, but it sure tastes good inside! People might be drawn to the more decadent-looking desserts and not realize what they're missing here!

The recipe that I originally followed before I was gluten free was this one from the Best of Bridge. As you'll notice, I've worked out a gluten free flour substitution that's not too pasty (my pet peeve about gluten free food). I think that different blends of gluten free flours are more suitable for different recipes. That's why I don't use the same GF flour blend in all of my recipes.

I also reduced the amount of sugar and increased the fruit content. Coconut sugar gives the Fruit Cocktail Cake a nice caramel-like flavour which I find works especially well here.

The extra fruit and juice add moisture, which is then absorbed by coconut flour.

I find that the gluten free version bakes faster than the wheat flour recipe.

Gluten Free Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Sugar
Gluten Free Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Sugar

More Gluten Free Desserts

You might also like:

  • Gluten Free Angel Food Cake with 50% Less Sugar
  • Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut
  • Flourless Chocolate Cake
  • Vanilla Cake
  • Lemon Cake
  • Fruit Cocktail Salad (makes a great dessert, too!)

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Fruit cocktail adds moisture and flavour to each slice of this delicious Bundt cake.

Fruit Cocktail Bundt Cake

I love that Fruit Cocktail Cake is so simple to mix together. I use a stand mixer for it, but you wouldn't have to.

It holds its shape well in a Bundt pan. If you don't have a Bundt cake pan, you could also make it in a 9-inch X 13-inch cake pan.

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Your gluten free Fruit Cocktail Cake will be ready to serve ten minutes after baking!
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How to Grease a Pan

Unless you're using a nonstick pan, baking pans usually need to be greased to release your food nicely. There are a number of ways you can do this.

  • My mother used to take a piece of waxed paper, grab a little butter with it and smear it all over the inside of the pan.
  • I find it handy to use my empty butter wrapper and just grease the pan with the butter residue that remains on it.
  • I have also dipped a pastry brush into oil and brushed it all over the inner surface of a pan or muffin tin.
  • Alternatively, you can use parchment paper or paper towel to grease a pan.

Whichever way you decide to grease your pan, do it before you prepare your batter, because some batters need to go into the oven as quickly as possible for their leavening agents to work optimally.

If you love this recipe, please give it 5 stars! Thanks so much!

Recipe

fruit cocktail Bundt cake

Fruit Cocktail Cake

This is a gluten free, healthful version of an old favourite recipe that works beautifully in a bundt pan.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fruit cocktail cake, gluten free
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Resting Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 338kcal
Author: Cathy
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Ingredients

  • ¾ cup sorghum flour
  • ¾ cup potato starch
  • ½ cup gluten free oat flour
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup coconut sugar
  • 1 28- ounce 796-mL can fruit cocktail, drained, JUICE RESERVED
  • ¾ cup coconut sugar
  • ½ cup milk nondairy or dairy
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Prepare a 10-inch Bundt pan by greasing it if it is not a nonstick pan.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together sorghum flour, potato starch, oat flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, first amount of coconut sugar, and juice drained from fruit cocktail.
  • Add the flour mixture to the egg and juice mixture and mix to combine. Then stir in the drained fruit.
  • Smooth batter into prepared 10-inch Bundt pan. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until cake tests done when poked in the thickest part with a fork.
  • While cake is baking, prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan on the stovetop, bring second amount of coconut sugar, milk, and butter to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
  • When cake is baked, remove from oven and poke holes randomly all over the top. Immediately pour ALL of the hot sauce all over the cake. It seems like a lot, but the hot cake will absorb it.
  • Let the cake sit for about 10 minutes. Then turn it out of the pan onto a serving platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Notes

A 10-inch Bundt pan is ideal for even baking of this recipe. It also makes an attractive presentation. If you don't have a Bundt pan, the batter will fit in a 9-inch X 13-inch cake pan. Just watch the baking time closely as it may vary, especially if your pan is nonmetal. Be sure to test the centre for doneness.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 338kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 406mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g
Gluten Free Fruit Cocktail Cake with Coconut Sugar

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  1. Zooey says

    September 22, 2023 at 4:37 am

    Hi Cathy, thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
    I just want to know if potato starch can be substituted for corn starch in this recipe?
    Thank you.

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    • Cathy Brak says

      September 22, 2023 at 10:18 am

      Good question, Zooey! Although I haven't tested it, I think that potato starch would be a good substitute for cornstarch. In fact, the next time I make this cake for myself, that's probably what I'll try. Since developing this recipe, I have discovered that I need to avoid corn, myself.

      Reply
  2. Patricia Wilson says

    November 09, 2021 at 12:30 am

    Hi Cathy. Can I use just gluten free flour without adding the other ingredients, sorghum flour etc.

    Reply
    • Cathy says

      November 11, 2021 at 12:40 pm

      Thank you for your question, Patricia. I have not tested this recipe with any blend of flour other than the ones mentioned. However, you might try replacing the sorghum flour, potato starch, and oat flour with two cups of a gluten free flour mix. I would still use the coconut flour, because few gluten free flour blends contain it, and it acts very differently from the others. Also, you won't need xanthan gum if your flour mix contains it. Good luck with this. I hope your cake turns out well!

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