This Do Nothing Cake is a rich dense cake-like my mother-in-law used to make in rural East Texas. One you would take to family gatherings
Looking for comfort food? Your search is over.
The old recipes always had condensed milk and real butter somewhere…
This one reminds you of how the wonderful cooks of the forties and fifties used to do it…..Husbands will love a taste of how grandma used to make an extra special treat for the family.
I love the heavy dense texture of this cake. It’s just sweet enough and really good with chopped pecans. I will for sure be making it again. Yum!
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I love the heavy dense texture to this cake. It's just sweet enough and really good with chopped pecans.
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 16 ounces crushed pineapple undrained
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup nuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Place first 6 ingredients in a bowl & mix until blended with spoon. Pour into 13x9 inch cake pan.
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Bake at 350°F 35-40 minutes.
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For Icing: Mix butter, sugar and evaporated milk together and cook over medium heat until a little thickened. (This usually takes about 5 minutes at a boil).
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Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
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Pour over hot cake.
Enjoy!
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Recipe based on one by Marg
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