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Do Nothing Cake

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:38:13 GMT

I got this recipe in my email this morning. It's from Katie Lee on the Food Network. All the ingredients go in one bowl .

2 Cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 teasp. Baking soda

1/2 teasp. Salt

1 20oz. Can Pinapple with juice

2 eggs

1 teasp. Vanilla

1 cup toasted walnuts

Combine ingredients and pour into a 9x13 pan
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 min.

She suggests frosting with cream cheese icing and dusting with coconut.

I thought this sounded relatively easy and perfect for Easter. 🐣🐇🐣🐥

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Pezzie — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 23:14:19 GMT

I am assuming the pineapple is the crushed kind since it doesn't specify.

Sounds simple and easy. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

QVCkitty1 — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 23:17:06 GMT

@Pezzie wrote:
I am assuming the pineapple is the crushed kind since it doesn't specify.
Sounds simple and easy. Thanks for sharing.

@Pezzie , Yes , sorry, it is crushed.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Skyegirl21 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:03:56 GMT

Reminds me of a 'dump cake"( minus the box mix)- ! But I still love an easy cake!!

Re: Do Nothing Cake

cheriere — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:15:03 GMT

@Skyegirl21 wrote:
Reminds me of a 'dump cake"( minus the box mix)- ! But I still love an easy cake!!

I was thinking the same thing. Sounds nice and easy though. My parents love pineapple in cake, I may have to make this for them.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

BlueFinch — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:22:19 GMT

Easy prep. All in one bowl. With pineapple. I'm in.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

4kitties — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:42:16 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Sounds delicious!

I will be saving this recipe! Thanks!

Re: Do Nothing Cake

SaveTheTurtles — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 00:57:46 GMT

It sounds easy and delicious especially with the cream cheese frosting. Yum!

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Citrine1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:26:11 GMT

This does sound like it would be good. I'm kind of thrown by the huge range in cooking time -- 35 to 49 minutes??

At any rate, I think I'll give it a try. And definitely with the cream cheese frosting!

Re: Do Nothing Cake

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:40:17 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
This does sound like it would be good. I'm kind of thrown by the huge range in cooking time -- 35 to 49 minutes??

At any rate, I think I'll give it a try. And definitely with the cream cheese frosting!

@Citrine1 , I just edited my post, it should read 35 to 40 min. Thanks for pointing out the error.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Citrine1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:48:01 GMT

@QVCkitty1 Oh good. Thank you for letting me know!!

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Effie54 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 01:59:25 GMT

I'm definitely in! Sounds tasty and it's easy. I do love cake..

Re: Do Nothing Cake

LuvSoCal — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 03:45:55 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I got this recipe in my email this morning. It's from Katie Lee on the Food Network. All the ingredients go in one bowl .

2 Cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teasp. Baking soda
1/2 teasp. Salt
1 20oz. Can Pinapple with juice
2 eggs
1 teasp. Vanilla
1 cup toasted walnuts

Combine ingredients and pour into a 9x13 pan
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 min.

She suggests frosting with cream cheese icing and dusting with coconut.
I thought this sounded relatively easy and perfect for Easter. 🐣🐇🐣🐥

I'm not a baker but might try this recipe using just 1 cup of sugar. It seems like the pineapple would provide quite a bit of sweetness. Do you think that would negatively affect the end result (other than the taste)?

Re: Do Nothing Cake

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 04:32:40 GMT

@LuvSoCal wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I got this recipe in my email this morning. It's from Katie Lee on the Food Network. All the ingredients go in one bowl .

2 Cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teasp. Baking soda
1/2 teasp. Salt
1 20oz. Can Pinapple with juice
2 eggs
1 teasp. Vanilla
1 cup toasted walnuts

Combine ingredients and pour into a 9x13 pan
Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 min.

She suggests frosting with cream cheese icing and dusting with coconut.
I thought this sounded relatively easy and perfect for Easter. 🐣🐇🐣🐥
I'm not a baker but might try this recipe using just 1 cup of sugar. It seems like the pineapple would provide quite a bit of sweetness. Do you think that would negatively affect the end result (other than the taste)?

@LuvSoCal , It does seem like a lot of sugar , however I usually do a recipe once as written before I change it. Maybe try 1 1/2 at first. If you do make it and reduce the sugar , would you post your results ?

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:20:41 GMT

I usually buy cakes, not bake them myself. However, the 2 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar seems ... unusual.

Also, no butter or oil? I guess I'm a little rusty when it comes to baking cakes.

Re: Do Nothing Cake

LizzieInSRQ — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:11:46 GMT

In baking doesnt sugar affect texture, not just for sweetness? If you are concerned about sugar content in a baked good I wouldnt cut back on sugar but perhaps use a sugar substitute made fir baking. Bakers chime in?

Re: Do Nothing Cake

HLP — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:41:38 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@Skyegirl21 wrote:
Reminds me of a 'dump cake"( minus the box mix)- ! But I still love an easy cake!!
I was thinking the same thing. Sounds nice and easy though. My parents love pineapple in cake, I may have to make this for them.

An easier one is Betty Crocker white angel food cake mix and a 21 0z can of crushed pineapple mixed to get dry ingredient wet put in non greased angel food or bunyt pan bake 350/ 40 mins or until tan on top. Sit upside down for 2 hours. scrape around edge dump on plate. easy and good. I've been making this for a long time, it's been in a lot of magazines. i also at times put Cool Whip on my piece, but it's tasty without . don't over mix the mix and pineapple

Re: Do Nothing Cake

cindyNC — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:52:16 GMT

This reminds me of a recipe I got from a coworker a long time ago. She called it Cajun Cake .

Re: Do Nothing Cake

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:15:35 GMT

@cindyNC wrote:
This reminds me of a recipe I got from a coworker a long time ago. She called it Cajun Cake .

@cindyNC , Yum !

Re: Do Nothing Cake

Renata22 — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:07:53 GMT

@cindyNC
This recipe must be going around. I just got it from fb & made it. Still have some in the fridge. It was good but I felt the icing needed a little more moisture.