It's pretty clear Cuppa Cuppa Cake does not appear de novo in Steel Magnolias, and commentary I have read suggests it has long been a traditional homemade dessert in the Deep South. What I have yet to discover are the origins of this dessert. The Cuppa Cuppa Cake has previously been investigated by other food blogs, such as The Pioneer Woman and WorthTheWhisk. Note: Truvy recommends serving Cuppa Cuppa Cake with ice cream to "cut the sweetness."
It turns out the recipe couldn't be simpler:īake in "hot oven" until brown and bubbly. Perhaps because I was bred a Yankee, I had never heard of this cake. More intriguing, however, is the "Cuppa Cuppa Cake" first mentioned by Clairee (Olympia Dukakis), who solicits Truvy's (Dolly Parton) help with the exact terms of the recipe. Just a whole lotta red velvet cake and gray icing. While that groom's cake is certainly a sight to see, there's little mystery to it, at least for me. But have you ever been watching a film and someone mentions a food you've never heard of? Or there's a dining scene and you can't pay attention to the dialogue because you're too distracted wondering what the heck they're eating? This series is devoted to answering those questions.ĭie-hard fans of Steel Magnolias may be understandably disappointed this post is not about the garish armadillo confection served at Shelby's (Julia Roberts) wedding.
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It's little surprise many famous movie scenes involve food there's a certain pleasure in watching characters eat the foods we enjoy in real life or grapple with the familiar challenges of cooking, say, lobsters.
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