Sad Cake

I cut this recipe in half (only two of us at home), and put in a 9×9″ pan and baked it for 25 minutes. It didn’t fall as much, as it’s a bit thinner – more like a bar cookie. The gooiness reminded me of a 7 layer bar. I had some extra butterscotch chips in the pantry, and threw some of them in as well – a GREAT addition! Even though it doesn’t need frosting, we dress it up with a bit of whipped cream on top.

Not impressed, missing something. I wish I had added some chocolate chips or something.

I made this for a group I belong to. I mentioned it was called “Sad Cake”. After they had a bite, some said it should be called “happy cake” cause it was so good. Everyone enjoyed it. It’s a very easy recipe to make.

If you love crispy edges on cake, use powdered sugar instead of flour when prepping the pan – gives a nice soft/crisp chew!

No variations needed! Follow the recipe just as it is written. If you add or change something you are not making a sad cake.

Made this last night as a test for a dinner this weekend. I was worried that it would turn out dry, based on ingredients, but ended up being a dense but moist, not-too-sweet but still very tasty delight. At least the version I produced ended up almost more of a brownie/blondie type of product than a cake. Will definitely make again.

The best cake i have ever made. I ice it with a cream cheese icing. My family loves it. Ps my dogs think it pretty good too

Delicious…

I have made this cake for years. My son always request Sad Cake for his birthday. My husband’s Aunt Maxine introduced us to Sad Cake 30 years ago and we have loved it since that time.

I made a half batch, used a whole tsp of vanilla and left out the nuts. It’s so good as is, but I think next time I will use real butter instead of oil. It turned out beautifully, it definitely doesn’t fall as much as you would expect though. Reminds me of a chipless chocolate chip cookie.

This cake is awesome. I followed the directions exactly and my husband and I finished off the entire cake. I just added a glaze made of 1&1/2 cp. xxx sugar (sifted). Add 3Tbs. Of water and 2 tsp. Vanilla. Will be making again and often.

This is pretty good; I added about a cup of raisins, 1/4 tspn salt, and baked for the full 40 min. It is a bit gooey in the middle but does firm up with cooling.

I brought this cake to work and it was the laughing stock of the day. No one believed that “sad cake” existed. Since I work in a kitchen and cooking is my career, I got a hold of this recipe and one of my team mates made this and BEHOLD!! Hers came out looking just like mine. So we ended up with two cakes that we all could enjoy.

I have to make this cake often. My kids request it. We love it. Its quick easy and made with ingredients I already have on hand.

Oh Em Gee!!! A coworker just brought this to our Christmas party. It was so delightful. I dont even like coconut and I loved this cake. I dont care if its sad cause it sure made me happy. I printed the recipe and will be making it myself soon! So moist and not overly rich!

This is the best cake ever! Very rich…almost pecan pie-like. It’s very sad looking..sunk in the middle..but YUMMY! When I opened the over I was convinced I had overcooked it because i was sunk in the middle – but NOPE, totally normal!! And if you like edges, this is the cake for you! I used peanuts instead of pecans and it was still great, although the pecans would have been great, too! Next time. I will make this again (and again!) for sure!!

My husband who doesnt like most cakes but loves this cake! It is so easy and even with cutting the servings it still taste great. I was so happy to find this receipe. I found it in my great aunts receipebook and could not read the amount of brown sugar.

Oh my goodness so good. The recipe confused me a little cause it called for oil but didn’t say to add it but I did anyway. My cake didn’t really fall but it did sink a little bit. I didn’t have any nuts so I didn’t add the pecans but i did add chocolate chips. I probably wouldn’t like it as much without the chocolate but the crunch from pecans, walnuts, or maybe even peanuts would be nice. This is kind of a mix between a cookie bar and a cake. If you like chocolate you must try with a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. I used semi-sweet chips but butterscotch or m&ms would be good too.

this cake was freakin’ amazing. i added some butterscotch chips as recommended by some people, and it turned out really well. i ended up cutting it into squares and it was like eating a cookie. really chewy, but in a good way. will definitely make this again.

I just made this cake and it is so easy and delicious. I only made half a recipe to try it and because it is just me and my husband, but I could eat the whole thing by myself! You don’t have to add anything to it, but you could if you wanted to.

Awesome! But I wouldn’t call it cake. It’s more like a blondie but stickier. Very rich, if you like that kind of thing (I do!). Super fast and eas y to put together, too.