In the 1989 Southern classic “Steel Magnolias,” Truvy Jones, played by Dolly Parton, shared her recipe for a cuppa cuppa cuppa cake, one so simple “you don’t need to write that down.” She then explains to Clairee (played by Olympia Dukakis) that she needs just one cup of flour, sugar, and fruit cocktail—then you’ll bake until “gold and bubbly.” We tested it, and Truvy was on to something.
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00:00This is a recipe so easy, you don't even need to write it down.
00:03A cup of flour, a cup of sugar, a cup of fruit cocktail with the juice,
00:07and you mix and bake at 350 to a golden bubbly.
00:11Sounds awfully rich. It is, so I serve it over ice cream to cut the sweetness.
00:16Y'all, Truby was onto something.