The Best Church Dessert - In Appalachia

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

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[@dianawoods6991]

I will try this cake and I enjoy your stories! I will also check out your cook book downloads. 👍

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@dianawoods6991 Thank you!!

[@Cigarsnguitars]

I also bought your 10 recipe pdf. My wife has lost her sight to diabetes (she’s a VA gal) so if I want kale, biscuits, cornbread, snaps, scalded lettuce and so on, I’ll need to learn how myself. 😉

[@fredaevans9718]

Fruit cocktail cake recipe

[@Anna-ss4sf]

Says sold out. I put in a “custom request”

[@daniellemorris7774]

I have not tasted the cake in a very long time . My Granny Morris lived in the country in spotless clean shotgun house all warm and cosy. Most all of Granny's pots and pans had belonged to her mama and she said they were seasoned with love. Her church was a old battered wooden structure not fancy but when one entered the church the feelings was peaceful and Holy. I remember the socials ...the ladies always brought their specialty . The makeshift tables was loaded with the most delicious repast of every kind of southern foods . One of the ladies always brought the Fruit Cocktail Cake...and the cake was all gone even before it was time for dessert. At the end of the feast one of the church member wood start singing softly and then all would chime in. The hymns were of very rarely heard or sung anymore. Precious memories I treasure till this day

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

What wonderful memories!! I love the line seasoned with love-that is just wonderful 🙂

[@georgiapines7906]

That sounds so beautiful, Danielle. I can see and hear it now. Thanks for sharing.

[@roberttschaefer]

You should write a book Danielle. You are a natural storyteller. ☺️

[@michellejoy6752]

I could see that scene playing out in my mind. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory.

[@donnamays24]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! Blessings❣️

[@IfHeD1esHeD1es]

I am a scots-irish cherokee living in oklahoma. My grandpa's cooking was quite like this. Sure do miss him and his cooking. it was how he showed me he cared about me.

[@Mrsadams1]

I realize this video is a little old, so I don’t know if anybody still reads the comments on it, but I have something to add about the origins of recipes like fruit cocktail cake. Depending perhaps on how old you are, these recipes are not actually all that old. Most of these recipes where at least a few of the ingredients came out of a can such as fruit cocktail, became popular in the 1950s because they used “modern” industrialized ingredients. It showed affluence to have your ingredients come from far away and in a can already partially prepared, and was considered much more modern and stylish than the “old“ way of making everything from scratch. It was a very interesting shift in food preparation and what was considered special and desirable. 😊 Although we think of cooking like this now as old-fashioned and nostalgic, in the 50s it was considered modern and breaking away from the old-fashioned.

[@debbiefabro887]

I'm reading your comment. Thanks.

[@pear_jules4013]

I remember getting a cookbook from the ladies of my husband’s church in New Hampshire. This was in 1980. I didn’t like much of anything in the book because most all of them called for boxes and cans of things. These ladies would have been young mothers and wives in the 50s and 60s.

[@joyce9523]

❤️❤️❤️

[@christinamichelle1985]

I can remember my great grandmother made homemade red velvet cake. So my aunt decided to make 1 she used the box cake and my uncle threw his slice away and told her that if she's going to make it make it like gma (my g grandmother.)

[@Omoloya1]

@@christinamichelle1985 ouch!

[@33tcamp]

I love your discussion about how people don't live in a bubble and foodways are constantly in motion. I am from California with a parent from the mid West and one from Japan. Now I live in Virginia. What I cook and eat is all over the map. And I am thankful for it!!

[@organic3280]

Amen to that!

[@patriciaharlen4823]

Same here. I grew up in Southeast Texas and now live in California. With family from Louisiana and Alabama to name a few. I have Tex Mex recipes and Cajun recipes to die for. Lol!

[@karenthomas7082]

I remember this cake! 😊 30 years ago I was a young mother, and a Navy wife. We had just moved into base housing, and my sweet neighbor, a young mother herself brought over this delicious cake. It was heavenly. I’ll never forget this cake, or her kindness. 💕😊

[@marisadaniela6]

The kindness of neighbors surely is one of the sweetest surprises ☺

[@chomama1628]

Thank you for sharing that beautiful memory.

[@kimberlyc1106]

I remember my mother making this cake growing up! I lost all of her recipes with her moving between my house & my brother when she was no longer able to live alone. I am so blessed that you post these old time recipes! I plan to make this for Memorial Day! Thank you so much!!!

[@jimmyhoffa2458]

I am 81 and I use to make it all the time. I may just make it again after all these years and eat a dessert from the past. Will share with my 2 neighbors.

[@debbiefabro887]

Oh yes. Used to make it all the time when my kids were little. They are grown now & I haven't made it in probably 30 yrs. Now that I watched you I'm going to make it again for old times sake. Thanks for the memories.

[@RonRay]

For me, there's only one thing wrong with that cake-- there's not enough for the REST of the family. That looks SO GOOD!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 Thanks you made me smile!

[@shelidamask2273]

Make 2

[@RonRay]

@@shelidamask2273 Yes... but my family is like me; I'll make FOUR! :)

[@edithdeck2709]

I live in Okla. I am 81 yrs old but I do remember Momma made this fruit coctail cake, Love it and love the family memories you share . Ty.

[@deedrafulkerson2919]

My mom made this cake in the mid 1970’s ! At one point in time it seemed like she made it every Sunday! My dad gave her a hard time about having it so frequently! Later on it became a family joke! Good cake ! Haven’t had it for many years! Thanks for bringing back a great memory of my childhood!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Glad you've got those good memories 🙂

[@timmccarver4121]

Always miss my mom and the kitchen I grew up in. These videos always take me home.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂

[@ginnyburley9552]

I just love to see recipes with ingredients I can easily have in my pantry! I see tons of recipes in magazines that have strange ingredients I’ve never even heard of. I just turn the page. I’d love to try this cake!

[@g1rlvnd3rw4y9]

Yup, I grew up in rural central Oklahoma and saw versions of this cake at every church potluck I ever went to. 🥰

[@ericmgarrison]

When you mentioned banana pudding and Appalachia, I thought immediately of my grandmother who sometimes substituted a whole mess of paw paws for bananas because her mother did too. And she used Nilla wafers even though my great grandmother did her banana pudding (and paw paw pudding) the original way with a vanilla sponge. Oh and always a homemade custard (never boxed pudding). Some of my family still bakes their banana pudding with meringue on top to serve hot though I prefer it ice cold out of the refrigerator with whipped cream. And speaking of cakes, my Mamaw would sometimes make fruit cocktail cake in Friday for Sabbath lunch on Saturday, and I loved it most when folx had some extra money to substitute black walnuts for the pecans (though I could eat pecans every day of my life). My gravest aunt Teade would make fruit cocktail cake and hide it in a drawer in the guest room the day before the dinner invite, so it could get all soaked in. I still make mine with pecans, (because black walnuts are expensive and because many people find them off-tasting) And if I don’t hide mine somewhere the day before the guests show up, there wouldn’t be any cake when they got there the next day. Thank you again Ms. Tipper!

[@patriciaharlen4823]

My Grandma did the Nilla wafers too and homemade pudding with a merengue on top.

[@twovirginiacats3753]

Yep. Mom and Grandma always made what they called "boiled custard" (never the box pudding) when they made banana pudding. They didn't make it super sweet either. Years later as I was learning to make angel food cakes from scratch my mom didn't want to waste the egg yolks so she would use them to make boiled custard. We would spoon it over the homemade angel food cake. She'd say, "You make the cake; I'll make the custard".

[@sandrasmith4539]

Now, there is a lost recipe. ❤ Thank you for sharing your memories.

[@beautymbrains]

I'm an African-American, born in '63. Hearing your voice and your memories is wonderful and reminds me of my Grandma Willie-Pearl. Thank you thank you for your recipes and stories!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is so sweet! Thank you-I'm so glad I remind you of her. I just love her name. I had an Aunt Pearl 🙂

[@donaldwells2102]

When you see Tipper with her apron on,we're getting ready for a real treat. Talking about Paul calling the fruit cocktail, Fruit Cottontail, reminded me of my grandson calling cottage cheese, Carter Cheese when he was a kid.Thanks Tipper for Sharing Another Delicious Dessert Recipe, I believe this is one I can do 🙂.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 I love that-carter cheese! Thank you Donald. And by the way I think Fields of the Woods is a wonderful place 🙂

[@donaldwells2102]

@@CelebratingAppalachia Wonderful describes it perfectly 🙂.

[@carlabridgesmason3529]

My daughter called string cheese “scream cheese”. My son called frosted mini wheat’s cereal “frosted middle wheats” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@connieumar2076]

Tipper, My Dad was from Appalachia , but ended up in OKLA. He loved this cake & a couple of others. Growing up, This cake was seen frequently, but I haven't seen it in years & young people haven't even heard of it !! Thank You So Much For Bring Back The Memory !! I've collected old family recipes , but somehow forgot or missed this one . Thank You Again !!

[@thcall6441]

Never had that but sounds yummy. In watching you complete the recipe I note how you completely empty the ingredients into the mixing bowl. EG: you wait extra time for the egg white to completely come out of the shell. (I do the same. ) you get the last liquid out of the can by waiting a second or two for last drops to drain. I appreciate you technique and diligence to waste as little as possible. A throw back to times I watched my mother cook the same way. Thanks

[@jeanetterichardson2287]

Just found this. 40 years ago our children’s school lunchroom ladies made this cake. It was delicious and they loved it so I made it also for them on and off. Great memories. Enjoy following you and the girls. Thank you J.

[@DFDuck55]

One of my favorite things to make for gatherings is yogurt fruit salad. Don't tell people it's made with yogurt or some won't even try it. I start with a quart o Plain Yogurt, no flavors, no sugar, just plain yogurt. Mix honey (NOT sugar) in it, it takes a lot of beating to get the honey to mix in. Not too much, you don't want it over sweet, but not too little. You want to get that happy medium where it's sweet but still a little tart. It just takes a bit of practice and test tasting to get the right amount. Then add fruit, it's got to have grapes and banana slices, then whatever fruit is in season or is available. And use more fruit than you think you should, so the honey yogurt is more a coating on the fruit than the main ingredient. Let it sit and marry at east a couple hours, but it's even better if you let it sit over night. After people eat it and say how much they like it, then you can tell them it's yogurt and honey.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you-I'll have to try that!

[@yourlehrness]

Just warm the honey first, microwave it. Mixes in easily

[@ericmgarrison]

I’m going to make this for my next supper! It could be dessert or it could be a side! I love it - sounds amazing!!!!! Now if I can just convince my sweetheart that I’m not the only one in the house who has permission to cook!

[@mevsm1]

I am almost 65 and have never had or heard of fruit cocktail cake! God willing, I am going to make it soon!

[@deborah85728]

It’s was a very popular cake at church socials when my children were growing up in South Africa in the 90’s I don’t remember anyone using Pecan nuts though . Brought back happy memories many thanks .

[@davidshull3282]

Brings back memories of my mom.

[@Philippians--co6ww]

In watching your channel I'm constantly struck by the common threads I see here in NE Oklahoma. Your video on Gooey Butter cake (chess cake) brought back some very dear memories of a Cherokee lady I went to chuch with as a child. She would often bring it to our church suppers and I always "scouted" the dessert table so I would know exactly where it was. "Shug" has gone on to be with the Lord, we all loved her dearly. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these videos, they have been a real blessing to me!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That makes me feel so good-so glad you enjoy our videos 🙂

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

These comments are wonderful. They are a treasure of homespun recollections as rich as the cake!

[@tjeanvlogs9894]

The version I learned as a kid was called canned fruit snack cake and used a pint of what ever canned fruit was handy. In our house it was a quart jar since a double batch was required. For after school it was topped with just a dusting of icing sugar, but special times got a similar sauce. A carmel made of butter, sugar, and cream, with toasted nuts seeds and sometimes rolled oats was poured over the top. I am from the maritime Pac NW. Can still whip one of these up by eye, so good to see a recipe that I can give to friends since I haven't measured this one in decades. Another variation is to pour the drained fruit into the bottom, pour the batter over the top and put a crumble of nuts, toasted seeds, brown sugar, rolled oats moistened with melted butter. Guard with wooden spoon until cool enough to cut, ie must be able to hold the pan on your palm and recite ABCs.

[@joycedavis3523]

Yes I've made this cake many times.but its been awhile I madeit in the 60s..I got the recipe. In Ala ,but I was from your neck of the woods im from Tenn.i love all the folks up your way.God Bless.

[@pamelawooden6012]

We have been eating a fruit cocktail cake since back in the 1960’s. A very grown up dessert. We live in the Midwest.

[@user-ef2se7hs2b]

My Daddy made that for my birthday! .. He is 81 yrs old...I love it so much! My FAVORITE!

[@pamhelms7198]

My mom made this because it was cheap and it fed a large family!! Precious memories to see this. I love this cake. I have not thought about it in years!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Pam-never thought about that but it is very economical 🙂

[@sandibaker5298]

“Fruit cottontail”! SO sweet! It’s memories like this that can always bring a smile to our faces and our hearts!

[@marisueharves3493]

My mama used to make us fruit cocktail cake for desert after dinner. Instead of sauce, she served it with whipped cream on top - YUM! Thank you so very much for the video about fruit cocktail cake. It sure brought back wonderful memories!

[@harrymontgomery5268]

Thank you for mentioning Washington State,,,I've lived here in Washington since I got out of the military in the 70's. My children laugh at me because of some of my southernisms I've maintained my accent, recipes and traditions of my Virginian roots. I grew up in Franklin County just across the mountain from my relatives in North Carolina. I know Brasstown very well. I go back there for music festivals and other bookings. I miss it, but the mountains here in Washington are huge and have cast a spell on me. When I hot here and saw Mt. Rainier I feel in love. As a poor country boy I'd never seen anything like it, when I leave it keeps calling me back. My children where born raised and educated here, and think my relatives are back woods hillbillies,,,well we are and I wear that hillbilly title like a crown 👑. I'm very proud of my roots and try to keep them as much as possible here. Love yours and your daughters videos especially the rock cutting, I do it too and its a hoot. Anyway I love hearing our language spoken. Keep em coming.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you for sharing your story Harry! So glad you enjoy our videos 🙂

[@janeburton7647]

Love your sensible way of looking at daily life - it reminds me of my Scottish heritage. This is one cake I’m going to try even though I’m widowed and live on my own. I can freeze it to keep on hand. My late mom used to put fruit cocktail in a jello. Thanks for the posts. Cheers! 🌺🌺

[@kaitlynnbreemillie]

MY AUNT THAT I STAYED WITH MOST OF MY LIFE(60'S &70'S) WHEN I WAS GROWNING UP,MADE A FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE EVERY CHRISTMAS,SHE PUT ENGLISH WALNUTS IN HERS,SHE CHOPPED THEM UP REAL SMALL.I SURE DO MISS HER SHE WAS 1 OF MY DADDY'S OLDEST SISTER'S BUT I CALLED HER MY 2ND MAMA,I LOVED HER SO MUCH AND I MISS HER EVEN MORE

[@Reneetillman1]

My husband makes it all the time. He was born in Portales, NM. His mom made it all the time. I'm from Colorado and had never had it. It is do yummy, and yes we take it to church functions.

[@karenbuzintx1367]

Oh my! Haven't eaten one of these in years. And I lost the recipe. I just remember how good it is. I am printing it (yes I am old school still like to see it on paper lol). And I am making it at Thanksgiving. Love yall. God Bless 😊

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Oh that is wonderful-so glad I was able to help you get the recipe back 🙂

[@jeannicetheriot5377]

Yes!! I use to make this in early 70’s but lost the recipe too. Been thinking of this cake past couple months then la voila! I find it on your KZbin!! Thanks a million!!! I’m making it next week 😁😁

[@kennethrank9489]

Thanks for sharing all that "goodness," a word that tickles me because it brings back so many memories of mama. I don't hear the word "goodness" anymore. I live in California.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

You are so welcome! I like that word too 🙂

[@therealJamieJoy]

I say "goodness gracious" probably every day but living in SE LA GNO and grew up also in Arkansas!

[@janiefox3458]

I had a mess sergeant in the Army at Ft. Dix who used fruit cocktail with almost every meal. The cake wasn't bad but the cocktail pie was NOT. Something I'll never forget.

[@phyllisbreedlove4842]

I used to make this for Easter many, many years ago. Had forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder and thanks for sharing your stories.

[@FromTheHeart2]

2:34 just love love how you see things, your love for Appalachia, how you talk about it, how you love words, the food and recipes you show. I find that by being so specifically "Appalachian" you speak, and communicate, a universal language: love of the land no matter where and the generosity to share it. Would you adopt me? Love from overseas.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 Thank you!

[@sandirice3055]

I just across your site today, and love it. This recipe especially reminds me of growing up in Swannanoa, NC just outside of Asheville. My mom was NOT a baker, but she could make this cake and did so for homecoming and Christmas. I lived in Buncombe County for 56 years until last September when my spouse and I decided to take a year long trip across the country. Long story short we are living in Vancouver WA and I work for the OR Health Authority in Portland. Seeing you fry squash, make biscuits and cornbread, and fresh corn has made me so homesick. This coming weekend I’m going to make chicken & dumplings, the fluffy ones with milk gravy, fried squash or okra, and maybe dig out mom’s recipe box, which I brought with me, and make her fruit cocktail cake. Thank you for the “taste” of home.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Happy to give you a taste of home 😀 Thank you for watching!

[@mikeydan]

I like this woman's wisdom... she has an open-ness that I appreciate.

[@becksstuff9451]

So happy I found this! Our church is having Homecoming this Sunday & I’m supposed to bring a dessert. Perfect timing. Thank you.

[@rosemccartney3750]

I remember this cake when i was a small child back in the early 60's

[@MA-iu5hu]

As an anthropology student, your musings on the ingenuity of being able to accept and mix together new cultural norms makes me so happy :)

[@DominicNJ73]

Anthropology professor here...hope you're keeping up with your reading, there's a pop quiz next week. haha But seriously, if you're interested in this topic of foodways and how they have traversed the U.S. check out the work by the profs at the Univ of Georgia Dept of Anthropology, their whole graduate program is focused on Nutrional Anthropology.

[@lornahuddleston1453]

​@@DominicNJ73Anthropology Nerd here😋 That sounds right up my alley! Thank you for the suggestion.😊

[@lobodo988]

I have never heard of this cake (Wisconsin lifer). We ate pineapple carrot cake with cream cheese frosting & brownies with walnuts. I am going to make this and take some over to my neighbor, who is from Illinois.

[@judimccune8875]

I made something similar to this when my children were young. It was called quick lunch box cake and was made with fruit cocktail. There wasn’t any sauce or icing. Before you bake it you put nuts and chocolate chips on it. You could eat it with your fingers because it wasn’t messy. That cake went along on many road trips

[@wandastevens3183]

This is the way I made it for my kids over 38 years ago when my kids were 11 and 12, now 50 and 51...

[@SarahIng16]

When you see a pan like that at a church potluck, you KNOW it's gonna be good!

[@AB2B]

I could just eat the icing with a spoon! These sorts of recipes do remind me of church potlucks and all the delicious food and chatting. We kids ran around like "wild Indians" (as the older folks called us) outside while the grown ups socialized.

[@janicescott7338]

I used to make this a lot. I loved it. Soooo good with hot coffee or tea. Even though it’s so sweet a dollop of whipping cream is good on it or vanilla ice cream with it. Very good for Fall!🏆 My recipe we sprinkled the pecans and coconut on the bottom of pan then poured batter over it then poured the plain glaze over the hot cake.

[@coopie624]

My Mama made this cake and it was always a hit! Thanks for reminding me of this special treat. Mama was known for her cooking and baking and people still talk about what a good cook she was.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

My mama was a good cook too. She passed away in 2018 and I sorely regret that I didn't get her recipe for bread pudding before she died. She made the best bread pudding in the world as far as I'm concerned.

[@maggiesue4825]

We live in the upper Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, and we visit the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Trail often. Those blue lovelies are in my window every morning, telling us what kind of weather we're going to have that day. Your comments about foods being 'imported' made me smile. Scottish, Irish, English, German, Native American, African-American - they're all here and their rich heritage of recipes, too!! Your recipe looks great!

[@rosedwight4861]

Never had the tasty looking cake. In my part of WV we didn’t have banana pudding we had gram cracker pie. It is on the top of all desserts as far as I’m concerned. Just that graham cracker crust covered in vanilla pudding with meringue topping. Bring tears to my eyes with all the memories.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Rose-that sounds tasty!

[@emmitstewart1921]

That reminds me of Watkins coconut or lemon pie. My Mom made a huge Watkins lemon meringue pie when I was about four years old. she left it setting on the table and I found it. I ate the whole thing. Sick! It was forty years before I ate another piece of lemon pie.

[@emmitstewart1921]

@@SuperWoodyboy Nope, it actually happened. Of course, I got sick as a dog and ended throwing a lot of it up.

[@organic3280]

@@emmitstewart1921 The whole dang pie???!!! Must of been really good and I bet you WERE sick! Awww! Cute story though....

[@SeldimSeen1]

Banana pudding is just a wonderful Southern dessert.

[@SometimeAgo65]

Oh I love this cake!! Such fond memories of church dinners. We grew up very poor so when we attended church, that was our only time of eating "good food" 😊❤️

[@lindasmith6654]

Fixed this cake many times for church meetings, as well as special family get togethers. Love it. I can never wait either, always have to give it a try.

[@PeterParker-tq3wh]

Hello Linda how are you doing today? have a nice cake together with your family hope you do mind

[@elofamily7241]

As I watch your videos and reflect on life in both Appalachia and Minnesota, I'm always surprised which snippets of Appalachian culture/food/language have made their way up here to the cold grey North! It's true that nowhere is a bubble and that is a GOOD thing!

[@grumpychuck]

My Grandma use to make this when I was young in Fairview TN. This was in the 50's in a house without running water and only 2 electric outlets. She was an awesome cook. It sometimes seems like it was yesterday.

[@mizzwright3976]

Thank you for sharing this recipe! It looks yummy and I can't wait to try it. On a side note: anyone else enjoy listening to people cook? The sounds of the ingredients coming together are really relaxing, almost like ASMR quality. Or maybe I'm just a nerd 😏😆

[@daleroach1]

I grew up eating this. Miss my Mom's cooking.

[@kipmarlap]

Your videos are the only thing that keeps me sane these days. Thank you

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoy them 🙂

[@stephanygates6491]

Peaches were my favorite. I just tasted the first peach I ever grew! It was wonderful! Thank you for helping to preserve our culinary heritage.

[@SadyG65]

I’ve been watching some (actually a lot) of your videos yesterday and today. I feel like I’ve known you my whole life. This video brought back a precious memory for me. Both my boys called fruit cocktail….. fruit cottontail too! It was frequent dish at their small daycare. I would always ask what they had for lunch and snack. That’s where the fruitn’ cottontail & fruit cottontail began with us. 💞

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 Thank you!!

[@terryrhodes8647]

My grandma made this for every holiday meal, she'd made it since she was very young girl in Oklahoma. We were told it was Okey Cake.

[@Gina_Hobbs]

We call that Ugly Duckling cake and it is definitely a favorite! I once took it to a church potluck and one of the visitors walked in in the front, grabbed that cake off the potluck table and left straight out the back! My hubby and I laughed so hard! It's THAT good!!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂

[@organic3280]

😁😁😁

[@cynthiaq1073]

Your cake looks scrumptious! The topping reminds me of the frosting used for German Chocolate cake. The ingredients are similar. I can’t wait to make your “Fruit Cottontail” cake (in honor of your brother). I think that’s such a cute name. Bless you for sharing Appalachia recipes with us. 🌺😊

[@normacousins7482]

This was my mother's signature cake when I was a child. We lived in Illinois across the river from St. Louis, MO, but my mother grew up in southeast Missouri. Seeing you make this dessert brought back so many memories of 60+ years ago. Thank you.

[@MattsIceCreamShow]

Great recipe! The part in the beginning about non native ingredients being a staple in a regions cuisine was great. It's just like Italy and tomatoes. Tomatoes are native to the Americas not Italy or Europe, yet it is a staple in their cuisine. Good stuff! 💪🙂👍

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Never thought about that one-thank you!

[@papaw5405]

The opposite is true with apples! If we had to eat only native species we would have only crabapples available to us. Have you checked the produce department for crabapples lately?

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

@@papaw5405 🙂No crabapples at my store!

[@edithhelbert7613]

Chocolate isn’t grown in Appalachia either 😂

[@lynettepatten904]

@@papaw5405 No America's only native fruits are cranberries, wild blueberries and Concord grapes!

[@dshey6802]

I love tried and true old time recipes. They are the very best. Your show with your local recipes reminds me of the church cookbooks that were compiled recipes from the church women; the cookbooks were sold to raise funds. I cherish those cookbooks handed down from my mom.

[@taniahansen4441]

It is also called “Dump Cake” where I grew up in Ohio, because you dump the cans of fruit in. A great cozy comfort food. I could just eat the pan of boiled icing by itself! And definitely had my share at church potlucks. Thanks for the warm memories.

[@jaditelady173mary4]

I'm from Ohio and we have another cake called Dump cake. It's a box cake mix, can of pineapple, can of cherry pie filling...layered in pan with cake mix on top...do not mix or stir...put stick and a half of butter cut in pats on top. Bake 350 for 45 mins.

[@marisadaniela6]

@@jaditelady173mary4 I made one of those when my kids were little! I had forgotten that. Thanks for the memory😊 I'm just to the north, up in Michigan. Ive heard you can make other flavors of dump cakes, but you described the exact one I first learned ☺❤

[@morganreigns1984]

Yes you can .... i first had a pineapple blueberry dump cake with vanilla cake mix and pecans on top my goodness it was good then my second was a black Forest cherry dump cake with chocolate cake mix ... Not sure which one I enjoyed more it was so good .. They both were ... I made last year my first dump cake with a vanilla cake mix and with apples and cherries ... I wanna make a strawberry cheesecake dump cake next 😋

[@nunyabizness3777]

Indiana here. One of my Hoosier Aunts used to make this and also called it "Dump Cake."

[@debwingenroth8059]

We learned this recipe in high school home economics class, way back in the 70's

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

That is great-thank you for sharing Deb 🙂

[@marthawalton8370]

One of my friends used to make this when we had fun raisers for our youth group!

[@thelkabibb3774]

My mouth watered the whole time. Looked so good. Yes I have had the cake but it's been a long time. I will make it soon. Thank you and God Bless

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 Thank you for watching!

[@rhondakirkman670]

So glad I found you on KZbin. I love your cooking, it reminds me so much of how my precious momma cooked. She taught me how to do everything from raising a garden to cooking and preserving food. I miss her so much.

[@saritadugat7864]

Oh my that looks so yummy. My Dads family was all from West Virginia. I just lost my dad who was 95. My grandma Ruby Pearl didn’t fix this but she made the best green apple pie I ever tasted. I’m gonna make this tomorrow. Thank you for sharing💕

[@podunkpretties]

Yep grannie used to make this cake. I don't think anyone has made it since she passed. I think I'll make it for our next family gathering later this month. Thanks for the memory!

[@PeterParker-tq3wh]

Hello Podunk how are you doing today? yeah l agree with you

[@CH-eg6qw]

Great recipe. I love "old church recipes" and collect church cookbooks (both vintage and modern) from all over the country. I find people put their best recipes into church cookbooks. I had to learn a whole new vernacular for some of them. Like I now know when a recipe calls for "Pet Milk" to use evaporated milk and if it calls for "Eagle Brand" to use sweetened condensed milk. 😊😊😊

[@melissanelson2592]

I collect them too - and all other kinds of community cookbooks. Never get tired of reading recipes from real people! :)

[@londonliz43]

Hello. This is my first time watching your channel and I really enjoyed it. I am constantly looking for old timey recipes that my folks would have made back in the day. My dad's family came from the hollers of Kentucky and my momma's family was from the foothills of southern Ohio. I recently discovered your channel when I was watching Donnie Laws East Tennessee channel. Looking forward to binge watching your older vids and seeing what's new. Can't wait to try this cake on my family. God Bless.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Welcome! So glad you enjoyed this video and I sure hope you enjoy my other ones too 🙂

[@denisejones1863]

I enjoy your homey kitchen with the worn in cupboards and dishes on drainer and I had a good laugh at the worn out pan! So much better than a brand new designed kitchen.

[@frankiebutler2894]

We, 2 sisters & 1 brother, also called it fruit “cottontail”, & wanted the cherries. Daddy didn’t like cake as much as pie, so you know which one we had on Sunday.

[@speckledhen409]

Looks like the perfect cake. You are living what I would call the perfect life. You are real and I appreciate that. Your kitchen is perfect in my mind. You can tell love lives there. Thank you so much.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much!

[@greenQT]

Thank you! I don't think I have ever had it. Although as a child I was at many church potlucks. Looks so fun, love the stories, Karla

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

So glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

[@jhb61249]

You are so right. There are no bubbles! As a kid in the 50s, canned fruit cocktail was a well used product in food, but it doesn't seem to be so popular today.

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 Thanks James!

[@janinep97]

I make this exact cake by friends Auntie Alma from SC made this, she lived on a fig farm, but she hated canned fruit salad so used a can of drained crushed pineapples, and she heavily buttered the pan! Ty for reminding me of this cake…I’ll bake one this week!

[@katherinelewis6595]

I like your cooking

[@pjd2709]

Yes, I've eaten this delicous cake, my husbands Aunty used to make it for the Family Reunion every year, they would gather at a park, and people would come from all over the place some from afar for the week end gathering. Thanks for sharing.

[@victorgraves1307]

I ain't never had none but I shore would liktahave some,looked plum good!! I could smell it thru the screen!!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 It's does smell pretty good!

[@joycejudd5109]

one of my favorite cakes. I got the recipe from a friend from Ft. Worth Texas...she was our preacher's wife. The boiled syrup is simply too good to leave alone...especially with the coconut in it. What a treat to see someone else make it and enjoy it. thank you!

[@donsuepowers924]

Reminds me of a cake my sister bake, shared and then gave me the recipe ... Hummingbird Cake... there are differences, using crushed pineapple, love the simplicity of the icing!🙌🏻😊🥰😃🎉❤️🙏🏻

[@charlottedavis221]

We're so Southern it's not even funny! We love banana pudding, but my daddy loved a pineapple pudding! We are a diversified culture. We celebrate food from all over the world and make it our own! Love your channel.

[@Elizabeth-uj8vn]

I love your stories. I’m from the South Pacific. My grandmother hosted a peace corp once. She spoke highly of him how wonderful he was and how generous. As I was growing up (she raised me) I noticed we were the only ones on the island that I knew of that drink sweet tea. When I left for college later on I soon realized no one in the pacific region cared for tea. Later, I met my husband and when he made sweet tea I was amazed lol. He brought me to his hometown (NC) and when I saw sweet tea is the water of the south I knew I was in the right place and felt right at home. ❤️

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you Elizabeth 🙂

[@suecastillo4056]

My mom made this all the time when we went to any weekend relatives house to visit… it was so delicious!!!! So moist and yummy!!! Forgot about it till now!! Thanks Tipper!!!🤗another bitter sweet memory❣️☮️💕🌺🥰XXOO

[@sheilac4368]

Oh my, thank you for sharing .... I've never had this, but I'm gonna make it ..looks soooo good !!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I sure hope you like it!

[@clintontompkins8736]

Tipper I love that your cabinet door is open. A true love of cooking will always leave a cabinet door open it reminds me of when my sister's were in our home growing up almost all those doors were open and you knew it meant great food with great possiblity of something wonderful and as a young boy growing up in a home of a true Appalachian mountain woman I was never disappointed and I'm sure your young ladies in your home weren't and aren't either. I love your way of celebrating Appalachia 🙂

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

🙂 My cabinet doors are always open. Thank you Clinton 🙂

[@suelee5757]

Thanks for reminding me of this cake. Its been years since I have had it but its a cake I used to make. Easy quick and cheap to make. Gonna have to give it another try. Love your channel. Most of what you talk about applies to my life as I live in North Alabama not to far from you. I also very much enjoy the photos and talk about the area. We had for about 12 years a cabin in Hiawassee Ga and I absolutely loved spending time in that neck of the woods. :)

[@shirleyjohnson361]

I.grew up in Southeast Missouri...70 years ago..and Fruit Cocktail cake was one of my favorites when we went to picnics etc..I don't remember mom making it, but I know her friends did

[@danipeters5279]

I just found your channel the other day and I just love how you present your content! When you share your memories, it makes me remember the conversations that I had with my grandparents and Aunts and Uncles who have passed. Thank you for that.😊 I love your recipes too!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

Thank you so much Dani-I appreciate that!

[@diannaanderson]

What I really love is that your baking dishes look like they're actually used. (Like mine.)

[@scottblack3381]

The cake looks delicious! The grapes were my favorite too and if the fruit cocktail was poured out in a bowl I would pick out all of the grapes. Much to the chagrin of my brothers and sisters.....Haha! Thanks for sharing!

[@CelebratingAppalachia]

I might have picked out a few grapes too 🙂 Thanks Scott!

[@anitaminyard4901]

This is a very old recipe, I collect cookbooks and this recipe is in just about all church/school fund raising dated 1950s and especially the 60's, so you know for it to still be baked today, it is a very good cake. Only thing about older recipes is they sometimes do not state size of can you use, used to be just 1 size of cans and now may be 3 sizes. Have to read all ingredients to determine what to use at times!!! Oh, yeah, I live in Oklahoma moved here 1962 from Arkansas and I remember eating it growing up in Arkansas. Really enjoy you sharing your memories and recipes with us.