Here’s a guide to making the famously easy “Do Nothing Cake”—a soft, moist cake that literally requires almost no effort 🍰😄
🥘 Ingredients (serves 8–10)
Dry ingredients:
- 1 box yellow cake mix (about 15.25 oz / 432 g)
Wet ingredients:
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz / 96 g)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
Optional topping:
- Powdered sugar, whipped cream, or simple glaze
🥄 Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan or round cake pan.
- Mix everything together
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, and water.
- Stir until smooth. No extra steps required—this is why it’s called “Do Nothing Cake.”
- Bake
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake 35–40 minutes (for a 9×13 pan) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool & serve
- Let cool slightly. Dust with powdered sugar, spread whipped cream, or drizzle with a simple glaze if desired.
💡 Tips
- You can swap pudding flavors (chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch) for variety.
- For extra moisture, brush the baked cake with a little milk or simple syrup.
- This cake keeps well and can be stored covered at room temperature for a couple of days.
If you want, I can give you a “Do Nothing Cake with frosting hack” that makes it taste like a bakery cake without extra effort 😄
Do you want me to do that?
