DO NOTHING CAKE

I saw Do Nothing Cake, aka Texas Tornado Cake, on internet for the first time about a year ago. I was, naturally, attracted to the title because it suggested an easy recipe that will be made quickly and turn out well. And it really was so.

This is from scratch recipe for a sort of a dump cake – you just mix cake ingredients together, dump the mixture to baking pan and bake until done. Baked cake is poked with a skewer and topped with simple coconut walnut frosting. Frosting is somewhat liquid and it soaks into the cake.

There is no butter or oil or any kind of fat in cake batter, but there is some crushed pineapple which makes the cake very moist.

Do Nothing Cake is perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top. It is also an ideal potluck dessert!

Ingredients
CAKE:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups (20 oz) crushed pineapple, undrained

FROSTING:

• 1 stick butter, 113 g
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup coconut shredded

Instructions

1. CAKE: Mix all cake ingredients with a spoon. Pour into oiled 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) pan and bake in 350 F (175 C) oven for 30 - 40 minutes or until center of the cake is done.
2. While cake is still hot, poke it with a skewer to help frosting soak into cake. Immediately pour frosting over it.
3. FROSTING: Cook butter, evaporated milk and sugar until thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add nuts and coconut.
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