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Many people have become better acquainted with their oven during quarantine.
While yeast and bread makers sold out, people aren’t just using their ovens to make bread. Many are comfort baking and making sweets. After all, what better time to bake (and eat) an Apple Crumble than when the world is crumbling?
We analyzed Google Trends to find what baked good residents of each state are baking more than anywhere else. Keep reading to see what each state is baking and piling on their plate more than anywhere else.
Dessert Breakdown
Alabama: Pound cake, Red velvet cake, Cookies And Cream Red Velvet Brownies, Strawberry cheesecake brownies, Banana pudding brownies
Alaska: Tres leches cake, Christmas cookies, Bear claw, Baked Alaska, Christmas pudding
Arizona: Coyotas, Churro cupcakes
Arkansas: Rock cake, Rock cake, 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies, Fried Pie
California: Maple leaf cookies, Crème brûlée, Sourdough cinnamon raisin bread, Mint chocolate chip cake, Babish coffee cake, Banana bread coffee cake, Low calorie brownies
Colorado: 5 ingredient peanut butter cookies, Buccellato, Chelsea bun
Connecticut: Oatmeal raisin cookie, Hasty pudding
Delaware: Fruitcake, Sponge cake, Apple pie, Rice pudding
Florida: Cuban pastry, Smores brownies, Tarta de Santiago
Georgia: Brown Bobby, Snickers pie
Hawaii: Cheesecake, Macaroon, Macaron, Bread pudding, Custard pie, pumpkin pie
Idaho: Petit four, Bean pie
Illinois: Cake pop, Foam cake
Indiana: Bob Andy pie, Sugar pie, Caramel apple dump cake
Iowa: Banoffee pie
Kansas: Chocolate chip cookie
Kentucky: Derby pie
Louisiana: Bundt cake, King Cake, Beignet, Blackberry pie, Cookie Cake, Mississippi mud pie
Maine: Swiss roll, fortune cookie, Whoopie pie, Boston cream pie, Blueberry pie, Strawberry rhubarb pie, Chocolate pudding, Brookie
Maryland: Rum cake, Smores cake, fudgy brownie recipe
Massachusetts: Gingerbread, Danish pastry, Bumbleberry pie
Michigan: MM fudge brownie
Minnesota: Rhubarb coffee cake
Mississippi: Birthday cake, Butter pecan, Banana pudding, Cobbler, Lemon ice box pie, Lemon pie, Pecan pie, Cornbread
Missouri: Butter cake, Gooey butter cake, Corn cookie, Ozark pudding
Montana: Coconut cake, Depression cake, Cherry pie, Mince pie, Brown Betty, Pistachio pudding
Nebraska: Angel food cake, Cake balls
Nevada: Basque cake
New Hampshire: Black Forest cake, Ladyfinger, Cruller, Apple strudel, Chocolate zucchini bread
New Jersey: Ice cream cake, Black and white cookie, Italian rum cake
New Mexico: Pineapple upside down cake, Chantilly cake
New York: Rainbow cookie, Éclair, Jelly doughnut, Cookie Cake Pie, Pineapple tart, Lemon blueberry cupcakes, Japanese strawberry shortcake
North Carolina: Honey bun, red velvet funnel cake, Charlotte cake
North Dakota: Better than Sex Cake, Kuchen
Ohio: Tie dye cupcakes, Strawberry coffee cake, Dessert casserole, Cassata
Oklahoma: Bavarian cream, Battenberg cake, Sheet cake
Oregon: Jaffa Cakes, Snickerdoodle, Dutchie, Cinnamon roll, Sourdough cinnamon bread, Vegan cooks
Pennsylvania: Cannoli cupcakes, Grape pie, Raisin cake
Rhode Island: Marble cake, Russian tea cake, Amandine
South Carolina: Strudel
South Dakota: Angel Cake, Cupcakes, Black bun
Tennessee: peach cobbler cheesecake cones, Chess Pie, Buttermilk pie
Texas: Golden oreo cheesecake, Better than sex cupcakes
Utah: Churro, Sugar cookie, Treacle tart
Vermont: Apple Cake, Blondie, brownie, Carrot cake, Chocolate cake, Coffee cake, Spice cake, Tiramisu, Stroopwafel, Trifle, Lemon meringue pie, Key lime pie, Rhubarb pie, Shortcake
Virginia: Wine cake, Smulpaj, Friand
Washington: Devil’s food cake, Puff pastry, Custard tart, Caramel tart, Vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, Sourdough brownies
West Virginia: Dirt cake, Hummingbird cake, Pineapple cake, Dessert pizza
Wisconsin: Torte, Cinnamon roll poke cake
Wyoming: German chocolate cake, Rosette
HOW WE DETERMINED THIS
Using Google Trends, we determined which states were the most avid fans of each dessert.
We examined 300+ different desserts, covering the most common and beloved sweets, along with regional favorites. Sadly, since this article is focused on baked goods we excluded some great, cold treats- like ice cream! However, it ended up being a pretty comprehensive list of all things sugary and baked. Odds are good we covered your favorite. Note, we did not select each state’s favorite dessert (what they search the most), but what they are searching more than any other state.
Some states are baking more than others (Vermont!), while others like Nevada barely had one favorite dish. Our quarantine period was April 1st to August 1st, giving us 4 months of baking to examine.
You can see a table breakdown of the most interesting dessert each state is baking the most below:
What Every State Is Quarantine-Baking More Than Any Other
| State | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Pound cake |
| Alaska | Tres leches cake |
| Arizona | Coyotas |
| Arkansas | Three ingredient peanut butter cookies |
| California | Creme brulee |
| Colorado | Five ingredient peanut butter cookies |
| Connecticut | Oatmeal raisin cookie |
| Delaware | Apple pie |
| Florida | Cuban pastry |
| Georgia | Snickers Pie |
| Hawaii | Cheesecake |
| Idaho | Petit four |
| Illinois | Cake pop |
| Indiana | Caramel apple dump cake |
| Iowa | Banoffee pie |
| Kansas | Chocolate Chip Cookie |
| Kentucky | Derby pie |
| Louisiana | Bundt cake |
| Maine | Swis roll |
| Maryland | Rum cake |
| Massachusetts | Danish pastry |
| Michigan | MM fudge brownie |
| Minnesota | Rhubarb coffee cake |
| Mississippi | Pecan pie |
| Missouri | Butter cake |
| Montana | Coconut cake |
| Nebraska | Angel food cake |
| Nevada | Basque cake |
| New Hampshire | Black forest cake |
| New Jersey | Ice cream cake |
| New Mexico | Pineapple upside down cake |
| New York | Rainbow cookie |
| North Carolina | Honey bun |
| North Dakota | Better than sex cake |
| Ohio | Dessert casserole |
| Oklahoma | Bavarian cream |
| Oregon | Snickerdoodle |
| Pennsylvania | Raisin cake |
| Rhode Island | Marble cake |
| South Carolina | Strudel |
| South Dakota | Cupcakes |
| Tennessee | Chess Pie |
| Texas | Better than sex cupcakes |
| Utah | Churro |
| Vermont | Carrot cake |
| Virginia | Wine cake |
| Washington | Devils food cake |
| West Virginia | Pineapple cake |
| Wisconsin | Cinnamon roll poke cake |
| Wyoming | German chocolate cake |
Author
Kathy is the head of content at Zippia with a knack for engaging audiences. Prior to joining Zippia, Kathy worked at Gateway Blend growing audiences across diverse brands. She graduated from Troy University with a degree in Social Science Education.
