While I’m not sure how or when it started, there is no denying that I have an extremely mean sweet tooth. It shows up all the time in the way I cook savoury food — but it goes bananas when I get to dessert.

None of this means that I need my sweets to be complicated. The desserts in my cookbook, The Seasoned Life, are all easy to make. This one in particular is something of a cheater recipe because it uses a box of cake mix. Still, I love this recipe because not only is it foolproof (after all, it’s pretty hard to mess up a boxed mix), but it’s a good trick to have when you need to make a dessert and are pressed for time.

The finished product is like an upside-down cake served right-side up.