Lazy Cake is a delicious and super easy to make dessert. It’s great for when I want a cake but don’t want to put in a ton of effort. Sometimes life is busy and you want a treat made from scratch but you also want it to be too difficult. This cake fits the bill.
If you want more fun and easy cake recipes, try my cotton candy cake recipe or my funfetti cake mix mug cake. They are perfect for a quick sweeet treat.
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Why this Lazy Cake Recipe is a Keeper
I love how simple this dessert to make is because it’s a quick and easy delicious treat, hence the term lazy.
- Unbelievably Easy: True to its name, it requires minimal effort and no baking, making it perfect for novice cooks or anyone short on time.
- Decadent and Indulgent: The rich chocolate (or white chocolate) and buttery combination creates a satisfyingly indulgent treat.
- Customizable Flavors: It’s incredibly adaptable, allowing for endless variations with different types of chocolate, nuts, fruits, and flavorings.
- Perfect for Any Occasion: It’s a crowd-pleasing dessert that’s suitable for parties, gatherings, or simply a sweet treat at home.
- Make-Ahead Convenience: It can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator or freezer, making it a convenient dessert option.
- Kid-Friendly Fun: It’s a fun and easy recipe that kids can help with, making it a great activity for families.
- Pantry-Friendly Ingredients: It typically uses readily available pantry staples, making it a convenient last-minute dessert option.
What is a Vanilla Lazy Cake?
This is one of those easy recipes that are made with ingredients you have on hand and can also be made very quickly. Perfect for a lazy day.
Pro Tip to Make Lazy Cake
Crunch Control: For the perfect texture, use a mix of finely crushed and chunkier biscuit pieces. This adds layers of crunch without being too dense.
Ingredient Notes and Variation Suggestions
This recipe is so versatile. I like to experiment with flavors by using different ingredients. Different extracts can really change the flavor.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Chocolate: Make it chocolate buttery lazy cake. Use cocoa powder in the flour mixture to make it a chocolate mixture.
- Citrus Zest: Add zest from oranges or lemons into the batter.
How to Make Lazy Daisy Cake
This recipe comes together in 3 quick and easy steps. Lazy cakes are so good, it quickly became one of my favorite recipes. It’s as simple as possible but will still taste amazing.
Get the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions in the recipe card below.
- Preheat Oven and Prep Pan: Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease an 8 x 8 baking dish or line with parchment paper.
- Make the Batter: Combine flour, granulated sugar and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Then, add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture.
- Bake, Cool and Dust: Pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 30 minutes. Cool on cooling rack and dust with powdered sugar.
Prep Ahead Suggestions to Make Biscuit Cake
Preparing ingredients ahead of time can help to save me time and kitchen space when it comes to making the recipe.
- Measure Dry Ingredients: If you’re adding any dry ingredients for a crunchy texture (like nuts, dried fruit, or shredded coconut flakes), measure them out and store them in separate airtight containers.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Storing: Store at room temperature, well covered with plastic wrap, aluminum foil or in an airtight container.
- Reheating: If reheating is desired, place a piece in the microwave for 5 seconds.
- Using Leftovers: Cake Pops or Truffles: Crumble the cake, mix it with frosting or cream cheese, roll into balls, and dip in melted chocolate or candy melts.Cake Crumble Topping: Sprinkle crumbled cake over ice cream, yogurt, fruit crisps, or puddings for added texture and flavor.
Common Questions and Reader Interactions About This Recipe
If the cake ends up too crumbly, it may be because there was too much flour.
Sure, try making this cake with different fruits or making it chocolate. Top with your favorite sauce or even shaved chocolate bars.
If the cake is too soft, there may be too much milk. Be sure to use teh correct amount.
Expert Tips for Making Easy Lazy Cake Recipe
- Add Frosting: Make your favorite frosting, a chocolate ganache or use a canned frosting. You can always do a crumb coat to make sure cake is beautiful at the end.
- Short Cut: Use delicious chocolate candies in this cake.
- Variation: Indeed make a chocolate sauce, or melted chocolate to drizzle on top.
- Alternate Ingredient: Mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, milk chocolate or dark chocolate to make a chocolate biscuit cake.
- Sprinkles: Sprinkles add fun and can add to any different occasions.
- Alternate Lazy Cake: There’s an alternate cooking method for a hot summer day; It’s no-bake. In a saucepan whisk melted butter, sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder. Add crushed cookies or biscuits and refrigerate in a loaf pan.
- Baking Pan: If making the no-bake version of this perfect dessert, which is popular throughout the middle east, feel free to make in a loaf pan, 8×8 dish or rolled into a cylinder shape to be sliced.
- Serve With: Try serving this recipe with Cream Cheese Salami Roll Ups, Caramel Fudge or Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars.
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Ingredients
- 1⅓ cup All-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup Granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- ⅔ cup Milk
- ¼ cup Butter, softened
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Powdered sugar, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish,
- Combine flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl.
- Add milk, softened butter, egg and vanilla to the flour mixture. Beat on low speed until combined, then beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
- Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool on cooling rack. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Christina’s Notes
- Add Frosting: Make your favorite frosting, a chocolate ganache or use a canned frosting. You can always do a crumb coat to make sure cake is beautiful at the end.
- Short Cut: Use delicious chocolate candies in this cake.
- Variation: Indeed make a chocolate sauce, or melted chocolate to drizzle on top.
- Alternate Ingredient: Mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, milk chocolate or dark chocolate to make a chocolate biscuit cake.
- Sprinkles: Sprinkles add fun and can add to any different occasions.
- Alternate Lazy Cake: There’s an alternate cooking method for a hot summer day; It’s no-bake. In a saucepan whisk melted butter, sweetened condensed milk and cocoa powder. Add crushed cookies or biscuits and refrigerate in a loaf pan.
- Baking Pan: If making the no-bake version of this perfect dessert, which is popular throughout the middle east, feel free to make in a loaf pan, 8×8 dish or rolled into a cylinder shape to be sliced.
- Serve With: Try serving this recipe with Cream Cheese Salami Roll Ups, Caramel Fudge or Crunchy Peanut Butter Bars.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
So easy and so delicious! It’s the perfect quick fix when you just need that desserty somethin’ somethin’. We loved it! Thanks for the recipe.
Sometimes you need a simple, no extra frills dessert. This is the perfect recipe! So easy to make, even easier to enjoy.
I think this is the easiest cake I’ve ever made. It is undoubtedly delicious!
Absolutely love how easy this is to make – thank you for the recipe!