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This Old-School Southern Cake Was One Of Johnny Cash's Favorites By Joe Hoeffner Oct. 29, 2025 7:00 am EST
He was the Man in Black. A poster of him flipping the bird to the camera has graced dorm room walls for decades. For a while, he was the one country musician insecure music nerds were allowed to like. From his iconic performance at Folsom Prison to the stark, haunted "American" albums released towards the end of his life, Johnny Cash was a bona fide legend. But what, exactly, does a legend eat? As you might imagine, the Arkansas-born Cash had a taste for country cooking , with one of his favorite desserts being a curious confection called "scripture cake," which he often ate with fruit salad.
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