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Ugly Duckling Cake

published by harmonie on Jun 24, 2008

My mother’s world famous ugly duckling cake that I had the privilege of enjoying as a kid, and now as an adult.

She use to make it for me all the time while I was growing up as a youngster.The name might be weird but the taste is impeccable.

Preparation Time: 1 Hour

Ingredients

  • 1 package of yellow cake mix
  • 1 package of vanilla pudding mix (4 serving size)
  • 1 cup of freshly squeezed lemons
  • 1 large can of fruit cocktail in heavy syrup
  • 1 ½ cup of flaked coconut flakes
  • 4 eggland farm fresh eggs
  • ¼ cup of pure vegetable oil
  • ½ cup of of chopped walnuts or pecans
  • ½ cup of pure brown sugar
  • These are the ingredients you will need to make the glazed topping.
  • ½ cup of unsalted butter or margarine
  • 1 cup of coconut flakes
  • ¾ cup of sugar
  • ½ cup of evaporated milk

Preparation

  1. Blend all cake ingredients except for brown sugat and nuts and beat for 7 minutes with electric mixer at medium speed.
  2. Pour into a well greased 9 x 13 pan.
  3. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and nuts.
  4. Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 50 minutes or until tested to be done.Cool for approximately 20 minutes.
  5. Make glaze mixture by combining glaze ingredients and boiling for 3 minutes.
  6. Pour over warm cake.
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There you have it my mother Celeste Key ugly duckling recipe.May you all enjoy and be merry!

6 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. # 1 by Jessica Rowe
    June 24th, 2008 at 9:26 am #

    Well it sounds interesting, I will give it a try although I am not a fan of coconut, but my man is, but i will still try it.

  2. # 2 by B Nelson
    June 24th, 2008 at 11:06 am #

    why is it called ugly duckling cake??
    sounds yummy, never met a cake I didnt like

  3. # 3 by Susan
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:21 pm #

    Love to cook and bake, and always attempting new ideas. Thanks for sharing will let you know if it comes out well, but no doubt it will.

  4. # 4 by Allison West
    July 9th, 2008 at 12:25 pm #

    This looks yummy! I’ll have to print this out and try this one. ;)

  5. # 5 by Sandra L. Petersen
    July 14th, 2008 at 9:08 am #

    I’m always looking for good recipes and I’ll be sure to try this. The addition of the coconut and pudding will make for a rich and moist cake. Sounds wonderful!

  6. # 6 by Jack Johnson
    July 20th, 2008 at 12:07 pm #

    Great recipe I must try this one a.s.a.p.

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