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party jewel cake

TaraCooks avatar
Recipe by
Tara Guthrie
@TaraCooks
Sanford, NC

This is an old recipe that my mother found back in the 1950's. It is perfect for Christmas or New Year's. You can use any type of cake mix you like including yellow, white, French vanilla, or a mild chocolate such as Swiss chocolate or German chocolate. We usually use yellow or white cake mix. If you let it chill overnight in the refrigerator, the flavors will blend and it is absolutely heavenly! Note that prep and cooking times do not include cooling times for cake and filling.

yield 12 -16
prep time 30 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For party jewel cake

  • 2
    9" layers of cake, baked and cooled (plus ingredients to make cake according to box directions)
  • 1
    egg, beaten
  • 1 c
    white granulated sugar
  • 1 c
    evaporated milk
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 c
    shredded coconut
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1 c
    maraschino cherries, well drained and cut in halves

How To Make party jewel cake

  • 1
    Bake cake according to package directions. I usually use yellow or white cake mix, but you can use others too. (See personal notes.) Cool cake completely.
  • 2
    Combine egg, sugar, evaporated milk, salt, and butter in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Do not boil. Mixture should be thick enough when it just begins to boil. Remove from heat.
  • 3
    Stir in vanilla, coconut, pecans, and cherries. Mix well. Cool completely at room temperature, or chill to cool if you are short on time.
  • 4
    When cake and filling are both cool, spread filling between layers and on top of cake (not around sides). If desired, decorate top of cake with additional pecan halves and whole maraschino cherries (drained well). Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled before serving.
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