Sad Cake
Also known as wacky cake or depression cake, this cake is an old-fashioned favorite you can always depend on in a pinch. In fact, that’s the reason why it was created at all. Sad cake became popular during the Great Depression because it could be made without milk or butter, which were hard to come by during wartime.
2 cups biscuit baking
mix
2 ¼ cups packed brown
sugar
4 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 9×13-inch pan.
Mix thoroughly together biscuit mix, brown sugar, eggs, oil, flaked coconut, chopped pecans, and vanilla. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow cake to cool before cutting.
Uglies
1 pound ground beef
chuck
½ cup chopped onion
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 ½ cups barbeque
sauce
1 (10 ounce) package
refrigerated biscuit
dough
2 cups shredded
Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease 8 muffin cups.
In a large skillet or frying pan, cook ground chuck with onion and garlic powder until evenly brown; drain off the grease. Stir in the barbeque sauce and simmer for another 3 minutes.
Roll out each biscuit on a floured surface so that each biscuit is 6 inches across. Put the biscuit in the muffin tin and fold up sides to create a cup shape. Fill each biscuit fill almost to the top with the meat mixture; top with cheddar cheese.
Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are baked, cheese is melted and tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Apple Ugly Cake
2 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose
flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 ⅓ cups vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup raisins
4 cups chopped, peeled
apple
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Make a well in the center, and pour in the oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Fold in the raisins and apples. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven, until firm and lightly browned.
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