A 3-ingredient dessert our readers loved and returned to again and again.

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

When my sweet tooth kicks in, it hits me hard.

For these reasons and more,sad cakewas Simply Recipes' most popular dessert recipe of 2023.

Sad cake on a parchment paper-lined baking pan

Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm

It then falls and reveals a glossy, crackly top.

Bisquick is a nostalgic ingredient for me.

I made her recipe as stated and hoped for the best.

Sad cake stacked on a plate

Simply Recipes / Sheela Prakash

It was a chewy, butterscotch-like treat that wasnt too far off froma blondie.

Heres how Ive successfully fiddled with the cake: