Mexican "hotcakes" are similar to American pancakes. Hotcakes are often made with cornmeal, as well as, or instead of wheat flour. Whereas a year before that picture would have sold like hotcakes. The soundtrack received huge response and cassettes and CDs were sold like hotcakes. Coconut hotcakes with balsamic glazed fruit and a chipolata rolled in an egg net. The 1958 Ramblers "sold like hotcakes" and returned the smallest U.S. automaker to profitability. Hotcakes is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon.