Luckily, Chop Suey Cake is apparently just named that because so many chop suey recipes called for pineapple, and I guess Pineapple Cake sounded too boring?
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Funny Name: Hide the Chopsticks Edition
When I saw this recipe title from Recipes You'll Flip Over (Cedar Rapids Association of Gymnasts, 1983), I immediately imagined biting into what looked like a chocolate cake and discovering it was soy sauce-flavored... and that the white chocolate chips were actually water chestnuts.
Luckily, Chop Suey Cake is apparently just named that because so many chop suey recipes called for pineapple, and I guess Pineapple Cake sounded too boring?
Luckily, Chop Suey Cake is apparently just named that because so many chop suey recipes called for pineapple, and I guess Pineapple Cake sounded too boring?
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So you could have your authentic canned chop suey (one of the reasons I thought chinese food was gross as a kid) followed by a chop suey cake. Maybe they even have a chop suey cocktail or punch to round out the meal.
ReplyDeleteAnd maybe those chow mein noodle based candies to decorate the cake.
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ReplyDeleteThat gym is still running too! Or it was before March.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's pretty cool.
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