Wednesday
Mar252009
Cake Poll: Baked Good Trends!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 
Spring has sprung, and it's time for another sweet giveaway!
There will be three lucky winners who will receive one of the following prize packs, complete with CakeSpy pins (shown below) and awesome stationery items with retro cake imagery donated by the cool company 11:11:
Prize Pack 1: A retro cake design notebook by 11:11; a pack of CakeSpy travel buttons; a Cuppie figurine
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Prize Pack 3: A retro cake design business card / credit card holder by 11:11; a pack of CakeSpy travel buttons; a Cuppie figurine.
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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The only question whose answer isn't completely self-evident is question six. While chilling cookie dough may allow the wet ingredients to more fully penetrate the dry, any improvement in taste and texture is far overshadowed by the damage done to the soul by waiting. Unless, of course, you're not the one doing the baking and waiting. It's worth other people waiting.
# Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? I love bacon, but not in my desserts. Hope that trend is OVER!
# "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? I prefer scratch and the "designer" ones are over priced.
# Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? LOVE it!!! Totally SWEET!
# Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? We only have one in our town so, always room for more around here!
# French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Never had one {gasp} So, I dunno.
# Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Absolutely! As long as my DH doesn't EAT the dough while I'm chilling it.
# Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Blech, blech, blech. Though I'm considering it for April Fool's Day for my 6 y/o - she's at the perfect age for it!
# Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Nah. Cupcakes still rock.
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?
YAY-THE WORLD ALWAYS NEEDS MORE SWEETNESS. EVEN IF IT COMES FROM A BOX.
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?
WAY TOO SALTY
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THERE'S A FEW GEMS AND LETS LEAVE IT AT THAT.
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped?
DELICATE DELIGHT
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?
SUPER DOUBLE YUK.
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
AGREED!!!
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? So over, never liked it!
2. "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Depends if they taste good or not
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Too salty!
4. Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? Always room for a cupcake shop if their cakes are good, and the price is right!
5. French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? Is it wrong to admit I don't even know what that is?
6. Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Always :)
7. Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Yuck, yuck, yuck.
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Possibly, I've been making them for a while, so I am glad to have some new recipes to try as they come out.
1. Haven't tried it yet but it could be good.
2. Nay on the designer cake mixes. They are just the same as the cheaper stuff, full of unpronounceable ingredients.
3. Salted caramel: totally sweet!
4. Always room for more cupcake shoppes!
5. French macarons: delicate delight
6. I don't have the patience or freezer space to chill my dough so not worth the wait
7. Savory cupcakes = yuck!!
8. Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? - Nope!
1. So very good!
2. Nay on that one. Who cares whose chemicals they are?
3. Yummy! to salted caramels or any kind of caramels!
4. Enough on the cupcake shops.
5. Not knowledgeable on the macarons front, sadly. They look delish!
6. Chilling dough is worth it sometimes!
7. Could be yum I think.
8. I lust after them, but have never eaten or made them. They disappear very quickly in an office environment, so I never get one!
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? so goood, double the sin, double the indulgence!
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Nay nay, whats the fun without the actual baking?
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! i would like to open one of my own where i live ;D
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? declicate delight, how do you make one of these?
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? definitely not, especially if its double choc cookies. i think we need to bake and eat them immediately, hehe.
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? yuck yuck:(
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? nahh, i would still like to have one of those fancy cupcakes.
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? SOOO 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?
NEVER ENUFF!!!
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? WAY overhyped
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? YES
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck?
OHHHH YUMMY
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
CHECK!!
1. so over
2. nay
3. totally sweet
4. room for more
5. delicate delight
6. always!
7. yuck
8. yes!
1. good
2. nay
3. sweet
4. more, please more
5. over
6. good things come to those who wait
7. good for a try
8. nope, nada, had their heyday in the south
Bacon in baked goods: so good. so so good.
"Designer" cake and baking mixes: NAY!
Salted caramel: way too salty. i've tried salted caramel ice cream and it was cool at first, but it's not a flavor that you would go for again and again. not like cookies and cream.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: room for more! the bakers need more room to express their creativity and we've only got to benefit, right?
French macarons: overhyped. definitely. i think its appeal is starting to fade even now... its too delicate to be something that you can say "yes i can bake this at home everyday".
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: no. this is why we eat the cookie dough - because we can't wait.
Savory cupcakes: i wouldn't say yum or yuck. but why must we call them cupcakes? to me, cupcakes are sweet things.
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: nope. do not agree.
1. Bacon-generally over, but bacon toffee as a topping=awesome
2. Designer mixes: nooooooo never, bake from scratch
3. Salted caramel: definitely sweet :)
4. Cupcake shops: there can never be too many cupcakes!
5. Macarons: deeeelightful.
6. Chilled cookie dough: the trick is to make tons of it, then chill most but bake a few so you don't have to wait.
7. Savory cupcakes: gross. Don't try to trick my sweet tooth, please.
8. Whoopie pies: nope, there are plenty of better things.
1-Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? only if baked goods are NOT sweet
2- "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? IF IT TASTES GOOD!
3- Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? TOTALLY SWEET!
4-Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? THEY SEEM SO LIMITED...
5- French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? NEVER HAD ONE!
6- Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? YES!!!
7- Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? YUCK YUCK and TRIPLE YUCK!
8- Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? NEVER LIKED THEM
#1 - Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over? Perhaps over, but I love bacon chocolate bars...over for baked goods, still good for candy.
#2 - "Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay? Interesting, but I probably wouldn't use them. Nay.
#3 - Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty? Totally sweet! I love it!
#4 - Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more? As long as there's enough variation and new flavors, the more, the merrier!
#5 - French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped? I still haven't had one, so I can't judge. :(
#6 - Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait? Never. As soon as that bag of chocolate chips comes out, those cookies need to be done right away, or I'm eating the chips by the handful.
#7 - Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck? Yuck. Too weird. I want my sweets to actually be sweet.
#8 - Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree? Again, never had one, but I'd like to try one. They look tasty!
Bacon in baked goods: so over
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)-- nay
Salted caramel: way too...salty
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough
French macarons: way overhyped?
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: worth the wait
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yuck
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: nope
1. SO over!
2. Nay. unless they are delicious of course.
3. Totally sweet!
4. Room for more. Let's just see more new ideas.
5. Absolutely a delicate delight!
6. definitely!!
7. Yuck, yuck, yuck
8. yes!
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?
SO OVER
"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?
YES!
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck?
YUM
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
NOPE
1. Haven't ever tried it but it's so over???
2. Nay
3. I've never had it but it sounds good.
4. Room for more - my town has no cupcake shops.
5. Delicate delight
6. Worth the wait
7. Yum - I have made my meatloaf in cupcake pans for years. Never thought to frost them with mashed potatoes though.
8. I don't think they'll be the next big thing but they are very good.
Thanks for the chance!!!
Blessings,
Christine
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?
So Good!! Love bacon, and it often offsets sweetness!
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay?
Nay!...don't they have enough money?
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?
Love salt...so love it!!
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
If you make them, people will buy them. They are less commitment than a whole cake...so very popular even in tough times.
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped?
Delicate Delight...if you say otherwise, its probably cause you've never actually had one.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait?
Totally worth it...
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck?
Sounds like yuck, but never had one so hard to say, could be delish.
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
Probably not...although popular, they won't overcome the cupcake craze!
1. Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?
So over! Sweet-salty may be good, but let's stick to salted caramel--yay vegetarian friendly!
"Designer" cake and baking mixes (for instance, those made by celebrity chefs or famous bakeries)--yay or nay?
Nay! Make cake from scratch. More fun and when it's homemade the stick or two of butter and cup or so of sugar don't count (as much).
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?
Totally sweet (see above). It's all about the dance of the flavors.
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
Room for more! Makes me want to open one each time I read about them. Although I might opt for a pie shop instead (mmm, pie! I like pie!)
French macarons: delicate delight, or way overhyped?
Overhyped. Good, but not that good.
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait?
I always forget this part when reading recipes, stick the dough in the freezer in impatience and have hard to work with dough. Worth it, but such a pain.
Savory cupcakes (for instance, meat loaf cupcake with mashed potato frosting): yum or yuck?
YUCK. Yuck. yuck.
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
Eh, they seem popular enough to hit it big, but don't expect me to get excited.
1) SO OVER or never was in my case.
2) Nope - if they can make the mix, I can make it from scratch.
3)Love salted carmel!
4)They're cute, but enough.
5)Never had a "french" one, but anything french must be decidant.
6)worth the wait
7)GROSS!
8)YES!!!!
1. So over, but mostly cause I'm veggie so I don't eat it.
2. Sure why not :)
3. Never tried it, but I'm willing to!
4. There's always room for more! Especially here in Israel (we don't have any that I know of...)
5. Delicate delight
6. Definitely worth the wait!
7. Could be yum, but it really depends on what it's made of...
8. Not necessarily the biggest, but definitely on the top
Alina (miss_a at bezeqint dot net)
#1 - so very over- blech
#2 - yay, although not sure I woudl purchase
#3 - yay - my two favorite food groups together
#4 - room for more, especially out where I live
#5 - perfect for a treat with the girls
#6 - worth the wait - if it worked for my granny, it works for me
#7 - yum...once
#8 - been one of my favs since I was knee high to a cupcake - I agree
Bacon in baked goods: so good or so over?
Bacon in any form is amazing
"Designer" cake and baking mixes- yay or nay?
Nay, we don't need anymore food snobbery
Salted caramel: totally sweet or way too...salty?
Perfect blend of salty/sweet
Cupcake shops opening everywhere: enough is enough, or room for more?
Enough is enough!!!
French macaroons: delicate delight, or way overhyped?
French macaroons= delicate pastel delight
Chilling dough for perfect cookies: is it worth the wait?
The perfect cookie is ALWAYS worth the weight
Savory cupcakes: yum or yuck?
Just plain confusing
Whoopie pies as the next big thing: do you agree?
Only for a second, then it'll be pudding cakes or jelly rolls...
* Bacon-YES. cupcake experimentation can lead to wonderful things
* Designer cupcakes- SKIP IT!
* Salted caramel = delish
* bring on the cupcake shops!
* awesome, but over-hyped
* definitely not worth the wait
* GROSS. but A for effort
* hmm not sure. not as cute or catchy as cupcakes. WHO KNOW?!