Sad Cake

Name: Sad Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15 servings.
Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar; 2 cups biscuit/baking mix; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Sad is such a misnomer for the name. The simple-to-make cake—it takes only 10 minutes to mix up—is sweet, chewy and yummy! —Lori Hanley, Hartsville, South Carolina

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups biscuit/baking mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix brown sugar and baking mix. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and vanilla until blended. Add to sugar mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in pecans and coconut.
Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until browned and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

Originally published as SAD CAKE in Taste of Home Recipes Across America