Do Nothing Cake (Texas Tornado Cake)

This easy old fashioned Do Nothing Cake Recipe might be a blast from the past, but it is just as delicious now, 80 years later!

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Do Nothing Cake (Texas Tornado Cake)

This easy old fashioned Do Nothing Cake Recipe might be a blast from the past, but it is just as delicious now, 80 years later!

Why You Should Try This Recipe:

- This recipe was created in the 1940s, before box cake mix existed! - Simple Ingredients - Very quick & Easy

Key Ingredients:

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flour - eggs - vanilla baking soda - butter sugar - crushed pineapple evaporated milk - shredded coconut - pecans

Let's make it!

You'll love this easy recipe for Texas Tornado Cake!

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Add eggs, undrained crushed pineapple, sugar, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl. Whisk!

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Add Dry Ingredients: Now add the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix.

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Bake: Pour the batter into a 9×13-inch pan that you’ve greased. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

4

Combine Frosting Ingredients: After the cake has baked, add butter, sugar, and evaporated milk to a saucepan and cook for 5 minutes.

5

Add Nuts and Coconut: Remove the frosting from the heat and stir in coconut, pecans, and vanilla extract.

6

Poke holes in cake and add warm frosting. Allow to set, then cut and serve.

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