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Cake Pop is a type of baked good similar to Cake Balls. It consists of crumbled pieces of cake covered with icing. It is traditionally in shapes of spheres or squares and plunged on a stick. ^[1]

Trends

According to google, search frequency of "Cake Pop" has risen exponentially starting from 2009 and peaked at December 21, 2011 when Mercury News released an article on Cake Pops.^[2] The topic was most searched in Puerto Rico, while United States came in second. ^[3]

Nutrition

Depending on the types of ingredients used and the size of the cake pop, the calorie can range from 140 to 200 calories per serving.^[4]

Nutrition Data for Cake Pop

Serving Size: 46 g
Calories: 145.2
Total Fat: 6.1 g
Saturated Fat: 2.4 g
Cholesterol: 1.4 mg
Sodium: 103.5 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
Sugars: 18.5 g
Protein: 1.1 g

Ingredients & Recipes

Cake pop uses many of the ingredients used in baking a traditional cake. However, most of the time is spent on shaping the cake into a desirable form. Many recipes found online use a cake mix instead of creating a cake batter from scratch. Once the cakes baked, it is crumbled into pieces. Then, it is dipped in a bowl of melted chocolate and plunged in a stick. Once the chocolate solidifies, it is decorated with sprinkles and icings.

Designs

There are many different types of

Flavors

Sales from Starbucks

References

^ Bakes, M. (2011). Crazy for cake pops: 50 all-new delicious and adorable creations. Berkeley, California: Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=K98a6vaIQLgC&pg=PA14&dq=cake pop&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PwohT5ngHs_ZiQKO98mHCA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwAQ
^ Burrell, J. (2011, dece 21). A la carte: Cake pops kit. Mercury News. Retrieved from http://www.mercurynews.com/recipes/ci_19579218
^ (2012). Google trends. (2012). [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/trends/?q=cake pops&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
^ (2010). Smiley cake pops. (2010). [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.food.com/recipe/smiley-cake-pops-420655

External links

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[1] Bakes, M. (2011). Crazy for cake pops: 50 all-new delicious and adorable creations. Berkeley, California: Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=K98a6vaIQLgC&pg=PA14&dq=cake pop&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PwohT5ngHs_ZiQKO98mHCA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwAQ

[2] Burrell, J. (2011, dece 21). A la carte: Cake pops kit. Mercury News. Retrieved from http://www.mercurynews.com/recipes/ci_19579218

[3] (2012). Google trends. (2012). [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/trends/?q=cake pops&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

[4] (2010). Smiley cake pops. (2010). [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.food.com/recipe/smiley-cake-pops-420655

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 == Ingredients & Recipes ==
-Cake pop uses many of the ingredients used in baking a traditional [[cake]]. However, most of the time is spent on shaping the cake into a desirable form. Many recipes found online use a cake mix instead of creating a cake batter from scratch. The cake is crumbled into pieces. Then it is dipped in a bowl of melted chocolate and plunged in a stick. Once the chocolate solidifies, it is decorated with sprinkles and icings.
+Cake pop uses many of the ingredients used in baking a traditional [[cake]]. However, most of the time is spent on shaping the cake into a desirable form. Many recipes found online use a cake mix instead of creating a cake batter from scratch. Once the cakes baked, it is crumbled into pieces. Then, it is dipped in a bowl of melted chocolate and plunged in a stick. Once the chocolate solidifies, it is decorated with sprinkles and icings.
 == Designs ==