It just takes much longer to bake than you expect. You have to keep baking it till a toothpick comes out dry and until the cracks in the center of the cake are dry. Mine took almost twice as long as it said on the box, it was very brown on top but didn't burn anything. And the brown part was yummy chewy. I served it with light whipping cream and it was a nice touch but not needed at all. Frosting would be way too sweet I think.