A rich, dense cake like my mother-in-law used to make in rural East Texas
Do Nothing Cake
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:
- Place first 6 ingredients in a bowl & mix until blended with spoon.
- Pour into 13x9 inch cake pan.
- Bake at 350°F 35-40 minutes.
- 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).
- Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients.
- Pour over hot cake.
Source: http://baking.food.com/recipe/do-nothing-cake-97156