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Do Nothing Cake

Do Nothing Cake

I love the heavy dense texture to this cake. It's just sweet enough and really good with chopped pecans.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Do Nothing Cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 425 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 16 ounces crushed pineapple undrained

Icing

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Place first 6 ingredients in a bowl & mix until blended with spoon. Pour into 13x9 inch cake pan.
  2. Bake at 350°F 35-40 minutes.
  3. 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).
  4. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
  5. Pour over hot cake.