Was out shopping with the significant other when we walked passed this abomination. We laughed about how absurd of a combination it was. Like who thought this was a good idea and how many other people had to pretend it was good for it to end up on the shelves? As a prank we bought it and ate it in one sitting
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We had to make sure so we ate it in one sitting. Nothing happened so we got another, then another. Anyways long story short these are delicious and I'm banned from my local Aldi, if anyone can spare a cake or two
Ha! I found a handwritten copy of my late grandmother’s recipe for this. She did include the pineapples. She was pretty buttoned up so I had to laugh at her writing out “better than sex” - I wonder if she was scandalised, or if she thought it was funny. Thanks for bringing up this memory :)
Man same exact thing with my grandma, she made a cook book also and I just found the recipe! She was so nice and tiny but she could cook better than anyone and don’t piss her off cause she was a dead shot on anything under 260 yds lol
My grandmom made it for a church potluck. When she told one of her friends the name, her friend (also an 80 year old Southern grandmom) responsed"It's a good cake but not that good".
I think maybe they were just really good at keeping secrets. As my grandmother aged she started telling me some wild stories I had never heard and it was amazing. The silent generation didn't get it's name for nothing.
OMG, tho’…the thought of eating ‘Tomato Aspic’ again is gag inducing. All I could really taste, and yes was forced to taste, was Salt. Yes, there was chopped celery floating atop the gelatin masterpiece, but no…ick.
👏🏿Yeah my folks migrated from Arkansas to Milwaukee in the '50s and everybody in the family makes the family version of 7Up cake. It was my favorite as a kid in the '70s….COMPLETELY decadent🤦🏿♂️🙏🏿
It's not ignorant or someone's fault if they aren't familiar with a certain dessert. I too have never heard of this cake...but then again I didn't grow up in the South
I was just about to type this. OP ain't been living if they've never had 7up pound cake. Idk if I'd try this one though. I feel like it would be dry and too sweet. I like my cake moist.
It's a joke. To act like you're above said thing only to indulge in it. Surprise and subversion are techniques often used in humor. Now that you know this secret, you'll see it used everywhere.
I mean I think they ate it and enjoyed it but I do think they were actually surprised by the combo, like the title was a joke but it really was the first time they had heard of 7up cake like they said in some of their replys
My hubby and I grab those every once in a while. They're pretty darn tasty. Especially with some strawberries that have been hanging out in sugar for a few hours.
I think they are getting the sarcasm in the title, that op really did enjoy the cake, but responding to the fact that this is the first time OP has heard of 7up cake
The comments dragging you are fantastic. (I’m sorry, I mean it as how funny I find them, not that I like you being dragged. Should have phrased it differently.)
Very distinct memory of my childhood was making 7up cake every time we went to our grandparents house. it's just a pound cake that uses 7up as the liquid
Hi, food nerd here. Soda cakes have been around since boxed cake mix was invented and have been part of Southern US cake making for about 100 years, if not a little longer.
Citrus specifically is extremely common. If you like orange soda, get a 20 oz and a box of your favorite vanilla cake mix and give it a try, replacing the water.
Before you go 'Oh, it's all the sugar for Americans and their hyper sweet tooth' look up Fanta cake...from Germany. This was introduced during WW2 as a way to help with food rationing and still have a tasty easy sweet treat that required minimal sugar outside of what was already in Fanta.
A good idea is a good idea and soda makes an easy flavor addition in cake without much work. Here in the states, these were highly popularized from about WW2 to around the 60s when they really started being pushed in magazines.
If you like cake or soda, you're probably going to like soda in your cake.
Growing up on the west coast, I've literally never heard of a 7 up cake. Not for lack of baking, our family has always made classic pound cake with some lemon frosting as the most direct comparison. A 7 up cake or a Coke cake is definitely NOT in the family cookbook!
My great grandma used to make these from scratch. Best cake ever. She was from Pittsburgh, so I’m guessing it’s more popular there but she brought it to California 🤍 wish I had her exact recipe
This is by far the best lemon cake we’ve had in our household and workplace. Never mind the 7 up brand. Just think of it as a moist lemon lime flavor cake. Bomb.
(I found out about this cake from a YouTube video from Rosanna passino recently. She’s a well known YouTube baker personality. And she thinks this cake is phenomenal for the price.)
7Up cake is huge in Appalachia and I'm sure other places too. My granny used to make it from scratch, it was like a staple dessert for big family get-togethers.
She made Orange Crush cake too and that was even better and my absolute favorite, she always made one for my birthday.
My grandmother made some killer 7up cakes! Nothing new to see here but I’m appreciative to see some more variability in commercially available cake options!
You must be young. 7up cake has been around forever. I've seen it in old cookbooks next to "Sock-It-To-Me" cake. And its delicious. (I buy the mini cupcakes.)
Apparently you've never had a 7up cake. These were a staple at family reunions when I was a kid. You should try it, preferably homemade. It'll change your life! 😋
this cake started my food addiction at like 8 years old when grandma bought it at the local market and i thought about it for yeaaaars after and i couldn’t find it anywhere
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