You might think chocolate cake would be the favorite dessert for North Carolina. You'd be wrong. Take a look at what it ACTUALLY is.
We’ve run into a few stumpers on lists over the years, but this one may take the… cake: North Carolina’s favorite dessert is not one we would have thought of.
Coventry Direct used some interesting methodology to determine the most popular dessert in every state. They took a list of 40 of the most popular desserts and then analyzed Google search terms in each state for those 40 desserts.
While not a bad metric, it does seem to create an issue in states where popular desserts don’t really need to be Googled: Grandma just passes that recipe right on down.
But anyway, while most of us might guess chocolate cake, or sweet potato pie for North Carolina, you’d be wrong apparently.
Let’s take a look at the most popular dessert in every state:
If you didn't already know, coconut cake is a popular dessert throughout the south, so it's no surprise that this dessert is a hit in North Carolina. If you're not already a fan of coconut, you will be, after you taste this cake.
A recent InfoGroup survey ranked Ocean City, N.J. as the top U.S. town for sweets lovers given the number of bakeries, candy shops and ice cream parlors around town. Make a stop at Shriver's on the boardwalk for a beach town must, salt water taffy. Another can't-miss spot is Aunt Betty's Ice Cream Shack.
The Delicacy Apple Pie - is the Official “National dessert of the United States of America” respectively. American Apple Pies are also sometimes considered the national dishes of the US.
Surely as you can buy them in the gift shop at the North Carolina Museum of History, Moravian cookies are a state staple. If you've never been to Old Salem or you're not familiar with the Moravians, they settled in the Winston-Salem area and brought traditions with them that include the aforementioned cookies.
Red Bird Puffed Peppermints — Lexington. Named for North Carolina's state bird, the cardinal, these soft, crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth mints have been made by Piedmont Candy Company since 1933, when founder Edward Ebelein revived the brand from his previous business.
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