DOLLY PARTON’S CUPPA CUPPA CUPPA DESSERT

Recipe tested and photo: Tanya Baron Matthews
Made famous by her character Truvy in the movie Steel Magnolias, it requires just three simple ingredients.
Dolly’s advice for those who are concerned about the amount of sugar, “just serve with vanilla ice-cream”.

• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 can fruit cocktail, with the juice (410 g)
• vanilla ice cream, for serving, to cut the sweetness
• Preheat the oven to 180ºC and lightly grease a 20 cm x 20 cm baking pan.
• Combine the self-rising flour, sugar and the entire can of fruit cocktail, including the syrup, in a medium bowl. Stir until just combined, the batter will look a bit lumpy.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 – 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and bubbling nicely around the edges.
• Cool slightly for about 10 – 15 minutes and serve warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.