Wednesday
Mar252009
Cake Poll: Baked Good Trends!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 
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This time, we're talking about baking trends. Weigh in on these important issues! Just enter your responses as a comment below and you'll automatically be put in the running for the super sweet prizes! Three winners will be chosen at random, and the poll is open to entrants everywhere. The Cake Poll will close at 12pm PST on Saturday, March 28.
Here goes:
- Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?
- "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay?
- Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?
- Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
- French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped?
- Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait?
- Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck?
- Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
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Reader Comments (246)
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? so over. but I still like them in my pancakes.
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? no way. cakes from scratch all the way!!
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? mmm, delish.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? as long as the cupcakes are delicious, room for more.
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? so yummy.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? NO! I'm too impatient!
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? eww. I don't want my cupcakes to be too tricky!
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? I'll go with brownies to replace cupcakes.
# Bacon in baked goods: OVER IT!
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--NAY (nothing beats homemade!!)
# Salted caramel: LOVE IT!! Too salty doesn't exist in my world :-)
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
# French macarons: I can't believe I haven't ever tried these! So to me they are still delicate delights since I have yet to be proved otherwise
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT!
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): YUM (So long as it's a good meat loaf ;-)
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: NAH -- I think it's a blip on the radar
Here goes:
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?So, so over!
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay! Mixes are mixes, no matter who makes them.
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?Too salty for me!
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Hey, I'm not one to turn down a cupcake...keep 'em coming!
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Overhyped as far as I'm concerned.
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Um, in a word...NO!
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? They look impressive, but I'm thinking YUCKY!
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Nope, I'm not a fan...never have been.
1. So Over!
2. Yay! I love BFC
3. Totall sweet!
4. Room for more, always!
5. Overhyped IMHO
6. Worth the wait, for sure
7. Yuck!
8. Um..I hope not!
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Still so good!
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay - Betty Crocker still rocks my socks when I need her!
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Perfect Combo
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? There's always room for cupcakes! Taste testing :)
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Overhyped for the most part
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? yes
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): I want to say YUCK but I'm willing to try it first...
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Yes - they want to be the next cupcake craze but I don't think they will go far...
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? SO GOOD!
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay--truly homemade is always better (and much less expensive!)
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Totally sweet.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Definitely room for more.
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Sadly, way overhyped.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? I guess so...although I've never done it!
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Yuck. Cupcakes are meant to be sweet!
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Um, what's a whoopie pie?
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Well, I'd try anything once, but frankly, bacon baked goods scare me.
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Sure! It's still cake...who am I to argue?
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Definitely tasty.
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Until there's one within walking distance of my house, there's always room for more.
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? I just recently had one for the first time...delicious! The hype was true. I'm not over them yet. :)
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Haven't tried it yet, but I'm willing to thoroughly taste test...
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? No! What a mean trick!
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? As soon as I can find some in my area, I will do some thorough, um...research...on this. :)
1. Good
2. Nay
3. sweet
4. enough is enough
5. overhyped
6. wroth the wait!!
7. yuck
8. nope
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? never had :(
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? nay, I like mine from scratch
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? sounds good!
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? room for more!
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? overhyped
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait?
worth the wait
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? might be ok, but never as good as real cupcakes.
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? No - my heart belongs to cupcakes :)
1. Bacon in baked goods: SO OVER
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)-- NAY
3. Salted caramel: TOTALLY SWEET
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: ROOM FOR MORE
5. French macarons: WAY OVERHYPED
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: WORTH THE WAIT
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): YUCK
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? NO!
# Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? OVER! I like my bacon in my mac n cheese please!
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? NAY! I can make it better on my own and without the big price tag!
# Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Totally delicious!
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Room for more hopefully!
# French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Ok in small bites, but not something I'd seek out.
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Waiting makes it tasty but I'll take the dough anytime!
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? YUCK!
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Not so sure, mini bundts are pretty darn cute too!
1. Yuck, so over!
2. Nay... I think its just an excuse to charge more!
3. Very yummy... Especially at Molly Moon's Ice Cream (Seattle)
4. Room for more (in Seattle at least!)
5. A little overhyped, but still yummy.
6. Undecided, but if the time is there, yes.
7. Depends on the combination, but I won't be making them myself :)
8. nope, I don't see them being as creative as cupcakes.
# Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? so good
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? nay
# Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? totally sweet
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? enough is enough.
# French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? delicate delight
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? worth the wait.
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? yuck. cupcake=sweetness.
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? nope.
1I know it’s not the accepted answer but I don’t really like bacon. On the other hand, you can’t really go wrong with sweet and salty together, so…I say still in vogue for the general (non-veggie) population, just not for me.
2Nay. Who needs it? If you can’t bake a cake from scratch (and it’s easier than you think it is, so you probably can) it’s pretty easy to doctor up a regular cake mix. Heck, there’s whole books devoted to it. And who wants to pay $7 for a box mix when you can get a cupcake for about $3?
3. Salt+sweet=happy. Can’t go wrong with salted caramel. Totally sweet.
4. There is always room for a cupcake so logic follows that there is always room for more cupcake shops IF they are smart enough to make good fresh cake and roll with the changes, adding flavors or offerings as tastes change. Because, let’s face it, a bad cupcake (and there is such a thing) will always be a bad cupcake.
5. Er…haven’t tried one yet. I am gonna say delicate delight, at least the sight of them is a delicate delight. I’ll have to get back to you on flavor.
6. Oooh, I am not a patient girl. Imperfect cookies can be good too! No waiting for me unless absolutely necessary.
7. Not for me. I say yuck.
8. I think you could be right here, but I might also add in the possibility that sables will sudden be everywhere…even though they have been right there for years (it’s the name that makes them intriguing.)
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1. Bacon in baked goods: so good
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes I'm cool with it, but I don't want to spend a fortune on 'em
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: room for more!
5. French macarons: overhyped a bit
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? I don't know...I've never been that patient.
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: I hope not! I'm not a huge fan.
Bacon in baked goods: SOOO GOOD!
"Designer" cake: NAY, NAY, never.
Salted caramel: TOTALLY SWEET.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: ROOM FOR MORE, QUALITY CUPCAKES, THAT IS.
French macarons: OVER-HYPED.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: SOMETIMES.
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): YUM.
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: YES.
1. So over.
2. Nay!
3. Totally sweet!
3. Enough is enough! It's quality - not quantity. There are too many overrated cupcake shops around.
4. Delicate delight!
5. Usually. Right now I have some chocolate chip cookie dough chilling that I know will be much better having been chilled.
6. Yum!
7. No, I don't think so.
Oh....fingers are crossed!!!
Here goes:
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Over
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay...a little pricey for a mix.
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Oh yeah, babe!
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Can there be too many cupcakes? And, there's not one near us!
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? I'd say delight, but I've NEVER eaten one...whaaa!!!
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? worth it!
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? ewwww!
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Next big thing! I'm already looking forward to making pumpkin ones in the fall. :)
# Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Way WAY over!
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Ugh...NAY! In fact, Nay on celebrity chefs in general!
# Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Sweet! I love salted caramel!
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Enough is enough. It was cute for a while but I get tired of paying 3 bucks for a cupcake I could make better myself!
# French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Love making them and eating them!!!
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Absolutely worth the wait!
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Yuck
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? NO! Cupcakes are nationwide universally yummy. Whoopie pies (to my understanding) are a northern thing...and pretty gross from the ones I've had.
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? I'm not sure why this one started to begin with...
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Meh, I've never been a mix kinda girl...
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? I've never had it, but I love the interplay between the two flavors.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
There is no such thing as too many cupcakes.
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? I'm a latecomer to the party on this one, but I'm a fan.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Absolutely
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Yuck
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Negative.
# Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? SO SO SO over, could not be more over.
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay for me, I like making things from scratch in general so Mixes, regardless of how "Designer" aren't for me
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# Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Totally Sweet!
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Room for more, in my town at least, the only bakery we have is literally not as good as a supermarket bakery, but since it's a tourist town the place has survived on one visit people for like 80 years...
# French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Delicate Delight!
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Totally worth the wait, I always chill my dough and I always freeze my cakes before frosting, I find it gives them a better crumb...
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? I dislike food that looks like other food when it's savory food that looks sweet... sweet food that looks savory does not bother me though.
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? I could not agree more, we're seeing them everywhere. Even at the horrible bakery in town! (And yes, they're bad)
# Bacon in baked goods: so good (mmmm...salty and sweet...)(and also mmmm....biscuits...)
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay (as long as there aren't funky, unpronounce-able ingredients in it)
# Salted caramel: totally sweet (mmmm...salty and sweet...)
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough
(as long as the ones I love stay in business, I'm happy!)
# French macarons: delicate delight
# Chilling dough for perfect
cookies: not worth the wait (I'll just eat the chilled dough if I get too impatient)
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum, as long as I know going in that it's savory. otherwise, yuck!
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: meh. I still love cupcakes. Whoopie pies aren't quite as prosh as cupcakes.
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Ewwww
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay.
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Totally sweet and absolutely perfect
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Room for more - we don't have one here in my area of WI yet!
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Delight!
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Even though it's SO hard to be disciplined and wait, it IS worth it.
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? YUCK.
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? I've never had one...
1. SO OVER, ick
2. Depends, some are pretty good, others, not so good.
3. Never had it, now I must try!
4. enough is enough
5. delicate delight - YUM
6. No, I like big mounds of cookie mess
7. YUCK
8. Yes! Whoopie pies rock!
1. No bacon. EVER.
2. Boxed mixes - Nay to the nth degree.
3. Salted caramel - MMMMMM good.
4. Cupcake shops - Gimme more!
5. Macarons - Deeelightful.
6. Chilling - Eat some now and chill some for later. Life is about compromises.
7. Savory cupcakes - Weird.
8. Whoopie pies - Meh.
:)