# What's that cake thingy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 22, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396 "2022-07-22T21:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/1 "2022-07-22T21:28:23Z")
You know the ones. Low density, looks like a rounded pyramid with a depression in the top for putting strawberries and whipped cream on. What the heck is it called? It is still sold in grocery stores, isn’t it? Believe it or not, need answer kinda fast to finish off a grocery pick-up list. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/2 "2022-07-22T21:31:43Z")
Sponge cake dessert cups? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/3 "2022-07-22T21:31:50Z")
This? [![](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/sites/default/files/recipe_legacy/6609-3-large.jpg) ](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/sites/default/files/recipe_legacy/6609-3-large.jpg) Angel food cake. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/4 "2022-07-22T21:36:22Z")
Depending on the brand, dessert shells or dessert cups, sponge cake may be in the title somewhere as well. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/5 "2022-07-22T21:38:04Z")
These, right? Dessert cups or dessert shells. I’ve seen them called shortcake at some groceries, because people put strawberries and whipped cream in them, but they are very much not actually shortcake. They’re similar in shape to [rum babas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_baba), a classic recipe. [![](https://scene7.samsclub.com/is/image/samsclub/0007225002045_B?wid=400&hei=400) ](https://scene7.samsclub.com/is/image/samsclub/0007225002045_B?wid=400&hei=400) ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/6 "2022-07-22T21:45:50Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Sponge cake dessert cups Dessert cups! YES! Thank you ALL. I was going nuts. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/7 "2022-07-22T23:20:24Z")
Thanks for the earworm, gang! _Nibblin’ on sponge cake…_ ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/8 "2022-07-22T23:40:11Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Nibblin’ on sponge cake Solar oven, oil poached, tourist on sponge cake? MMMMM!!! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-cake-thingy/968396/9 "2022-07-23T12:26:50Z")
Lately I’ve been making rhubarb-strawberry-banana shortcake for dessert using those cake thingys.