Better Than “Have You Lost Weight?” Cake
My mother has always called this Better Than Robert Redford cake. No disrespect to Mr. Redford, but in 2008, I feel its time for a new name. I have often heard it referred to as Better Than S__ Cake, but I am not really keen on actually saying that. I mean, I need a name I can actually use around the children. This is where you come in.
It pretty much goes without saying that I love this cake. I make it a point not to post any recipe that I don’t love (Which is why you will never see a tuna or shrimp recipe on my blog, at least not authored by me – sorry seafood lovers!).
My mother first made this when I was in middle school and she has always chosen the low fat, sugar free, or light versions of ingredients, as do I. I don’t necessarily do this for health purposes though, I just do it so I can eat more with no guilt! The buttery pecan crust is divine, add a layer of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cool whip mixed together? I’m sooooooo in! Add some thick chocolate pudding on top? Oh yeah! Make that pudding sugar free? YEAH BABY!
( For those of you interested in notes from my Disney trip, you can view them here! )
Ingredients
- 1 Cup flour (crust)
- 1 stick margarine or butter, melted (crust)
- 1/2 Cup chopped pecans (crust)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (filling)
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar (filling)
- 1 cup whipped topping (Buy a 12 ounce tub, reserve remainder for topping) (filling)
- Pudding layer
- 2 Large boxes instant chocolate pudding (sugar free or regular) (pudding layer)
- 5 Cups mlk (whole, skim, or nonfat) (pudding layer)
Instructions
- Mix all crust ingredients together until well blended. Press into bottom of 9x13 inch dish. Bake at 350 for twenty minutes. Cool completely.
- For filling, Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until fluffy. Fold in one cup of whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust.
- For the pudding layer, Beat pudding and milk together until thickened. Spread over cream cheese layer.
- Top with remaining whipped topping. Refrigerate for several hours before serving.
Posted by Christy Jordan
on Sep 22 2008. Filed under Cake, Dessert.
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how about “Winning the Lottery” cake.
moo_75@yahoo.com
How about “better then getting fat cake”
“better then a new born puppy”
Better Than…
coffee cake
chocolate cake
sweet cake
sleep cake
the World
sugar cake
life cake
Better than cookies cake.
HOW ABOUT BETTER THAN SHOPPING OR BETTER THAN SHOES (MY PERSONAL WEAKNESS)
BETTER THAN DIAMONDS!
“Better than Sugar Cake”
Looks great can’t wait to try it!
Better than Bargains Cake-or, Better than Lovin’Cake-or Better than Brad Pitt Cake….
“Better then Brad Pitt being Single again cake”
How about “Better than Smooching” cake!!
That still starts with an s 
.
I recently discovered your website while searching for freezable recipes (I’m going to make your country casserole tonight!) for after our baby comes. Some of your posts have me and my hubby rolling on the floor laughing- like when you dropped the camera in your bowl!!
Thanks for having such an entertaining blog!!
I always hated that name too. I mean, really how good can this cake be? Can’t be that good.
“Not Better Than Sex Cake, But Pretty Close” is my idea.
Better than “Your Grandmother’s” cake. You know grandmothers always seem prepare the best of everything…so if the cake is better than that it’s got to be good. BTW I got a lot of items at the store over the weekend for recipes in the cookbook. I’ll let you know how they turnout…we’re having the country casserole tonight. If I win this cookbook, it will go to my mom…her birthday is next month.
Laura-in Athens
Someone said “Better than Sugar” but in the south it would have to be “Better than Suga”!
Jody
the “better than any other cake” cake.
Better than sleeping in cake
I have had this before and it is sooo good! We actually add crushed toffee bits to the top. Yummy!
If you are looking for a kid friendly name… how about “Better than Santa Claus” cake?
Love the blog… my hubby loves Southern cooking and (being from Maine
I am learning to cook it!
Better than vacation cake
Better than the kids are gone for the weekend cake
Better than a first kiss cake
Better than a date with my husband cake
How about “Better than McDreamy Cake”!
Better than my sister -in- law cake.
My mom makes this every year with one big difference – she uses pistachio pudding instead of chocolate and it is a family FAVORITE – even the kids love it. So delish.
Mmm now I’m thinking this with lemon pudding would be yummy, too. So many options!
Better than YOUR BIRTHDAY cake!
Oh WOW I HAVE to try some of these ideas for variations! First of all, butterscotch sounds divine. THEN someone suggests pistachio!!! How did you know Pistachio pudding was my favorite???????/
Alright, now for the name before I start getting my next recipe post up…
I did it! I called Mama…….
“Mama, I need you to go to Southern Plate and read over all those name ideas for that cake.”
“Why? Which one did you pick?”
“I haven’t picked anything yet, you’re gonna pick it”
“I am? But they’re all good. Why don’t you choose?”
“Because they’re all good so I’m going to make you do it.”
~grins~
She chose….finally.
Congratulations to Bill Gent for naming out “Better Than ‘Have You Lost Weight?’ Cake”
I tweaked the working just a wee bit by changing “Haven’t” to “Have” mainly to just cut down on another syllable.
We really did like them all, though! Y’all are some FUNNY people! Thank you so much for giving your ideas! I may use them for future recipes, if I do, I’ll be sure and send you a cookbook!
Bill, email me your mailing address and I’ll have the head of my shipping department (A.K.A. Mama) get that out to you tomorrow! Christy
WOOHOO! Thanks Christy. That’s awesome. Had a rotten day today and the cable TV is out lol.
Emailing asap!
I appreciate it!
HI there. Great to see you back.:) How bout “Better than Hollywood Cake”. Only cause people tend to call the cake after actors or muscians.:) Hope you are having a great week.:)
Sharon:)
How about “Better than a day at the spa” cake or “better than winning the lottery cake” or “Better than words cake”
Christy,
I knew you were a Southern gal when I saw the chocolate gravy recipe last week. This “Better than…” recipe is in several of our local church cookbooks as ‘chocolate delight’ and ‘husband’s delight.’ It’s a favorite no matter WHAT it’s called! OH! Your mama’s chocolate cobbler? The first and the second ones didn’t last to get cold! It’s our new “stubbed-toe-make-it-feel-better” dessert.
Finally, a blog I can sink my teeth into. Thank you, heartily, from the Deep South of Mississippi.
How about, “Better than a Million Cake.”
My mom makes this cake too and she calls it ‘Chocolate Surprise’
How about ‘Better Than Johnny Depp Cake’ or ‘Better Than Your Mom’s Cake’
BETTER THAN SUNSHINE CAKE
JOANNE MATTHEWS
Better than store bought cake
BETTER THAN YOUR BEST
OR If you ask a 3 yr. old BETTER THAN BESTEST
BETTER THAN PAULA DEANS CAKE
I don’t know how I’ve missed this recipe. It’s called Chocolate Surprise in our family which I like but I love it made with lemon pudding instead of the chocolate. I cannot make it more than once a year well because I will eat the whole thing by myself. And that isn’t good at all.
How about…. “Better then your Mama’s cake”
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
“Better than paradise cake”
OR
All of our church recipes call it “Better than Heaven cake”
Love this it is the best so we call it the V.I.P Pie insted of cake for Very Impressive Pie just so the kids don’t ask all kinds of questions and it fits just perfect! Let me know what ya think about The V.I.P Pie
BETTER THAN A FIELD FULL OF CHOCOLATE CAKE
I have a few names I have heard this cake made. Paula Dean calls it millionar pie. Momma called it mississippi mud pie. I have always called it four layer delight. But it is my fav to make. I also lemon for the pudding too and it is great..
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OH MY GOSH!!! I made this wayyyyyyyyy back in the early 70′s. It was delish! Also good with pistachio pudding! I lost the recipe and could never find one like the one I had.
Thank you so much!!!
I make this as a special family treat and discovered that if I use graham cracker pie crusts it makes two of them. One to eat and one to give away. Plus it saves baking time and heating up the kitchen. We do little variations too…like putting in mini chips in the pudding or on top…couple of times I skipped the coolwhip on the top and just added a dollop when serving, out of the can of course…kids love that.
We call this HOLY COW! It is the first recipe a friend recommended to me after my husband was diagnosed as a diabetic 16 years ago. We use sugar free pudding and Splenda instead of the confectioner’s sugar. Be careful NOT to use FAT FREE Cream cheese next to the sugar free chocolate pudding-causes a strange reaction that develops a lovely green layer. YUCK! We feel like REAL cream cheese is worth it!
How about dying the Cool Whip pink and calling it “Better that being Cancer Free”
Oh… I just stumbled on this yummy recipe too and reading the blog is about as good as eating the cake. The responses were hilarious… but my favorite is:
Better than “A Walmart cashier opening up a new register” cake.
That is one of those moments when you can actually hear angels sing because your cart is loaded down with 45 minutes worth of shopping and all of a sudden your toddler announces she needs to potty after standing in line for half an hour. I know we have all been there ATLEAST once in Walmart.
My Mom always made this with Butterscotch pudding and called it Butterscotch supreme. It is so yummy and can only imagine how much I would like it with chocolate pudding
This is one of our family desserts — but my husband & I call it Chocolate Delight and our friend calls it Southern Delight. Whatever the name, it’s so yummy.
I do believe I would like it made with the butterscotch pudding.
I call it a better than anything cake. But we make ours kind of like your butterfinger cake.
My m-i-l introduced me to this dessert and she calls it “3 layer cake” but I checked online and it really is called “sex in the pan”… so….
What if you call it “SIN IN A PAN DESSERT”?
Just through I’d add my 2 cents.
Hope you find the name you’re looking for!
Oh, and enjoy your dessert.
We always called it Better than Sex, but when the little ones started coming we called it Yum Yum Pudding.
Better than Sex Cake