This Do Nothing Cake Recipe is an easy, delicious, crowd-pleasing dessert. It’s super easy to make, and requires only a few basic ingredients to make a delicious cake. You’re going to fall in love at the first bite of this cake.
This Do Nothing Cake is also known as Texas Tornado Cake. A super moist old fashioned dessert that deserves to popular again!
Yield: 12 SERVINGS
Do Nothing Cake Recipe

This Do Nothing Cake Recipe is an easy, delicious, crowd-pleasing dessert. It's super easy to make, and requires only a few basic ingredients to make a delicious cake. You're going to fall in love at the first bite of this cake.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
50 minutes
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.