Cake pop
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
Cake pop designs can contain variety of colors and multiple shapes. Many of the designs on sale at online bakeries resemble an ordinary popsicle [5]. Other designs include elephants, baby chicks, human faces, or clowns [6].
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
- ^ Cake pop designs. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.cakepopdesigns.com/Gallery.html
- ^ (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1280&bih=738&q=cake pop&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=551l1604l0l1810l8l6l0l2l2l0l180l808l0.6l8l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=f9YwT8HfFsr1sQLphs2GBw