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
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 and decorating it. 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.
Ingredients for a rocky road cake pop[5]
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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 [6]. Other popular designs include elephants, baby chicks, human faces, or clowns [7].
Flavors
Similar to ordinary cakes, cake pops can hold variety of flavors. Some of the popular flavors include[8]:
- Chocolate
- Rocky Road
- Red Velvet
- Key Lime
- Vanilla
- Cookies n' Cream
- Chocolate Chip
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
- ^ Rocky road cake pops. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cakepopsrecipe.com/2011/11/rocky-road-cake-pops/
- ^ 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
- ^ cake pop and cake pop dipping flavors. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cakepops.com/cakepops.php