Better Than Sex Cake (1981); Cola Cake (1972); 7-Up Cake (1977)

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BETTER THAN SEX CAKE

   This is frequently overlooked and not recorded, but there are 4,120 Google hits!  Don't get me wrong, I like cake, but...


  Anne's Reader Exchange sass; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Jul 23, 1981; pg. E2, 1 pgs
("The sameness of cake mixes sometimes moves the cook to be creative, and what one reader calls her Dream Cake is also famous as the Better Than Sex Cake, an orange-flavored layer cake with a creamy pineapple topping.")

  What's Good for The Goose; Flashes in The Pan ; By Phyllis C. Richman; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Jun 14, 1981; pg. G1, 2 pgs
(Just abstract comes up, not full text--ed.)

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COLA CAKE

   Sometimes called "Coca Cola Cake" or "Pepsi Cola Cake."  The Sterns mention it in their books and in an article below.

COLA CAKE--3,220 hits
COCA COLA CAKE--2,160 hits
PEPSI COLA CAKE--114 hits
BIG NAME COLA CAKE--16 hits


  Did Mom Know Best?; Yes, If Pot Roast & Pepsi-Cola Cake Are Your Passions A Secret Passion for Real Food ; By Jane and Michael Stern Special to The Washington Post; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Sep 26, 1984; pg. E1, 2 pgs

  Cottage Cooks, Vintage 1977; Baking Away To the Sweet Smell of Success; By Marian Burros; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Sep 11, 1977; pg. 113, 3 pgs
(Third page:  "...Dennis also sells lots of apple strudels, New York-style cheesecakes, Coca Cola cakes, and each Christmas they ship bourbon cakes all over the world.")

  Chocolate: Aztec Currency, a Drink for Nobility; Aztec Currency, a Drink for Nobility; By Edith Vanocur; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Nov 9, 1972; pg. K1, 2 pgs
("FRANKIE'S COLA CAKE" recipe--ed.)

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7-UP CAKE

7-UP CAKE--868 hits
SEVEN-UP CAKE--582 hits

(7-UP CAKE)
  NANNY'S TEXAS TABLE By Larry Ross Simon & Schuster 310 pp. $18.95; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Nov 22, 1987; pg. 268, 1 pgs
("Some of the best recipes here are the plainest, such as the ones for scalloped tomatoes, smothered round steak, and (believe it or not) Alv T's _7-Up_ cake, a pound cake whose richness is nicely balanced by that mysterious lemony tang.")

  What Johnson Dancers Do; By JENNIFER DUNNING; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Apr 8, 1977; pg. 47, 1 pgs
("Not demonstrating how to make Grandmother's 7-Up Cake or teaching football players to pirouette.")


(SEVEN UP CAKE)
  ANNE'S READERS EXCHANGE; E.A.S.; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Oct 30, 1985; pg. E14, 1 pgs

  j&tfke* s Reader Exchange *f*j___ ___ __. o o' o P_; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Mar 6, 1980; pg. E7, 1 pgs
(Recipe for "THE SEVEN-UP CAKE.")