This recipe for Irish colcannon makes a classic Irish potato dish that is incredibly simple to prepare. Keeping in mind that the UK and Ireland weren’t exactly recognized for their cuisine, this is what you want if you want authenticity. You can add bacon bits, Cheddar cheese, or both for an unauthentic but flavorful enhancement.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 45 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 – 9×13 inch pan |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can fruit cocktail with juice
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- ½ cup margarine
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup flaked coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Mix together the topping ingredients – brown sugar, chopped nuts and 1 cup coconut. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs and fruit cocktail with juice. Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle with topping mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- In a saucepan, combine margarine, corn syrup, evaporated milk and flaked coconut. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Pour over cake and place back in oven for few minutes until it bubbles.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 528 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 85 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 433 mg |
| Sugars | 52 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
So moist. So good. Had request by family to make it again and for more people the next week! It’s a crowd pleaser
My 10 year old daughter made this for a potluck dinner at church. Everyone loved it! It was very easy for her to make the cake. I made the boiled icing to go on top. This topping tastes like german chocolate cake icing without the nuts. The cake is very moist, and freezes well. We didn’t change a thing.
yummmmm! but. …had to substitute the fruit cocktail with 1 1/2 mashed bananas and 4 oz of fruit juice. Also, had no corn syrup, soooo. ..didn’t put any:-) but this was beyond delicious!!!!
I thought this was very good and pretty easy . . .but I didn’t do the last frosting topping; it just seemed sweet enough already. Hubs agreed with me and does seem to like the cake. I had to bake longer; about 15 minutes longer, but ended up with a nice coffee type cake that has good flavors, fruit, and plenty of sweetness. I agree; this would be a good cake to take to a potluck. thanks for the recipe!
This cake was super moist and yummy! I’ll be making this again! Great for a potluck!