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Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake

March 9, 2014 By Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com 19 Comments

Steel Magnolias Cuppa Cake

 

SM_quote01-2There is nothing that I love more than a super-simple, sweet recipe. Well, other than Dolly Parton. This is Nashville, after all. This recipe combines the best of both worlds.

 

The Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake is a the sweet creation of Truvy (Dolly Parton) from one of the all-time best classic movies, Steel Magnolias. After recently seeing a friend of mine in a local theater production of the film, the spark to try to bake the famous cake was reignited.

 

 

Cuppa Cake Ingredients

 

Truvy is doing hair (Because you shouldn’t trust anyone that does their own… It isn’t natural!) while Clairee is browsing the index-style recipe cards for favorites to copy for her own collection (which I can clearly remember doing with my mom’s recipes when I was growing up), when she asks Truvy about the “Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa…”. Truvy chimes in to explain, “Oh, that’s simple! You don’t need to write that down. That’s a cup o’ flour, cup o’ sugar and a cup o’ fruit cocktail with the juice… and you mix and bake at 350 till goooooold and bubbly!”.

 

Fruit Cocktail WITH the Juice

 

I know that many of you will just be disappointed that this post isn’t about how to make the perfect “piece of ass” armadillo cake that Ouiser serves so delightfully… Another day, perhaps.

 

Finished Cuppa Cake

 

This recipe is seriously as easy as it sounds. I literally mixed together a cup of [self-rising] flour, a cup of [our very own vanilla] sugar and a cup of [extra cherry] fruit cocktail with the juice. Let me repeat that. EXTRA CHERRY fruit cocktail. If this had existed in my childhood, soooo many fights would have been prevented. World peace would have been achieved. Genius.

 

Cuppa Cake

 

Now… I feel obligated to say a few things about this recipe. It isn’t the most complex, delicious recipe ever. It isn’t bad. It’s just very very sweet. Like pre-made bakery grocery-store cake sweet. I will certainly make it again, but mostly for the nostalgia and my annual Drink Your Juice Shelby Steel Magnolias viewing party. Don’t tell Dolly.

 

Cuppa Cake

 

To finish off this cake at home, I ended up crumbling the pieces and giving them a quick bake to make a nice ice cream topping. Because, well, we all know that this should be served over ice cream to cut the sweetness.

 

Cuppa Cake

 

Just in case you can’t just remember the recipe, here it is:

 

 

Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
45 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Super-sweet and simple Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake from Steel Magnolias on SouthernFATTY.com
Serves: 1 cake
Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour, self-rising
  • 1 cup sugar (I prefer our vanilla sugar!)
  • 1 cup fruit cocktail with the juice
  • ice cream, to cut the sweetness (optional, but encouraged)
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Mix all ingredients together until well-combined.
  3. Bake in greased pan or skillet until gold and bubbly, about 40-45 minutes.
  4. Enjoy! Visit SouthernFATTY.com and leave us some love.
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Filed Under: Confections / Sweets, Few Ingredients Tagged With: cake, movie bites, sugar, sweet

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  1. Anna Chan

    July 5, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    I’m glad you experimented with the recipe so I don’t have to. Everytime I watch the movie (based on a play, based on a true story) I always wonder what the cuppa cuppa recipe is like. I love the idea of a “Drink Your Juice Shelby Steel Magnolias viewing party”,

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    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      July 10, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      Hah! This isn’t what I would consider a recipe I would make all the time, but it was fun to make!

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  2. La Verne Gene Jackson

    May 1, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    I cannot remember,but didn’t Truvy’s Cuppa Cuppa Cale have chocolate morsels in it, also? I loaned my movie to someone (I got caught at a weak moment ; I NEVER lend my movies or MONEY), and I would like to make it exactly the way she spoke of it!!! Thank you in advance!!!

    Reply
  3. STEPH

    December 11, 2020 at 10:53 am

    GOLDEN BUBBLY!

    Reply
  4. Stacy Fibrow

    July 10, 2020 at 3:58 am

    This is not a comment but a question. What would u add if ur flour wasn’t self rising?

    Reply
  5. Jennifer True

    November 29, 2019 at 9:18 am

    It’s Clairee’s recipe, not Truvy’s.

    Reply
    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      November 29, 2019 at 5:57 pm

      This southern boy knows his Dolly Parton! Hahah 😉
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m66fBLU_fk

      -Phillip
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      • Cassie

        February 28, 2020 at 1:00 pm

        Actually, in the original play, it IS Clairee’s recipe. She’s the one who shares it with Truvy. They flipped it for the movie version (who knows why). So Jennifer was technically correct. 🙂

        Reply
  6. Shirley McCranie Lindsey

    August 2, 2019 at 11:30 am

    You left out the stick of butter melted in the pan first.

    Reply
    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      August 2, 2019 at 11:48 am

      You can grease the pan, but I didn’t bake this with a stick of butter.

      Reply
  7. Dolly Parton

    June 13, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    Is it the type of cake to try if you want something tasty, without knowing a thing about Steel Magnolias? Or is this cake purely sentimental, and would it not be enjoyed were it not for the reference?

    Reply
    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      June 17, 2018 at 8:31 pm

      It is VERY sweet. It was mostly out of courosity from hearing the lines in the movie. It is good, but I’d also like to revisit it sometime and make a version with the same ingredients and less sugar and a bit more classic cake base. Cheers!

      Reply
      • Shirley

        August 2, 2019 at 11:32 am

        Actually, the fruit is supposed to be peaches. Preferably fresh, but canned will work also.

        Reply
        • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

          August 2, 2019 at 11:47 am

          I based this off of the movie scene. I’m sure it would be great with just peaches, though.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m66fBLU_fk

          Reply
        • Rose

          July 21, 2021 at 8:51 am

          You need the liquid part of the canned fruit.

          Reply
  8. PEvans

    September 17, 2017 at 4:41 pm

    No butter?

    Reply
    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      September 17, 2017 at 6:25 pm

      Nope. That wasn’t part of the movie recipe. This is more of a for-fun thing. Super sweet!

      Reply
  9. P Edwards

    September 14, 2015 at 7:59 pm

    You know, I always wanted to try this. I sat down recently and watched “Steel Magnolias”. I really do like watching this quartet of strong women who overcome thier own personal obstacles and tragedies with a powerful, forgiving friendship.
    Maybe after all these years, I will try Cuppa, Cuppa, Cuppa! Thank you Phillip!

    Reply
    • Phillip @ SouthernFATTY.com

      September 14, 2015 at 8:02 pm

      Classic movie! This is definitely a very sweet one.

      Reply

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