You’ll Never Guess North Carolina’s ‘Favorite’ Dessert
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….
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.
Shutterstock ImageWe'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:
Alabama
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Pound cake
Alaska
Baked Alaska
Arizona
Rice Krispies Treats
Arkansas
Pecan Pie
California
Ice Cream
Colorado
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Rice Krispies Treats
Connecticut
Icebox cake
Delaware
Funnel cake
District of Columbia
Ice Cream
Florida
Key Lime Pie
Georgia
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Peach Cobbler
Hawaii
Cheesecake
Idaho
Jello
Illinois
Ice Cream
Indiana
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Texas sheet cake
Iowa
Texas sheet cake
Kansas
Texas sheet cake
Kentucky
Fudge
Louisiana
Pralines
Maine
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maryland
Funnel Cake
Massachusetts
Ice Cream
Michigan
Carrot Cake
Minnesota
Jello
Mississippi
Banana Pudding
Missouri
Coconut Cake
Montana
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Pumpkin Pie
Nebraska
Brownies
Nevada
Blondies
New Hampshire
Jello
New Jersey
Icebox Cake
New Mexico
Bananas Foster
New York
Black & White Cookies
NORTH CAROLINA
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Coconut Cake
Yes, that's right. According to this list, North Carolina's favorite dessert is coconut cake. Hmmmm....
North Dakota
Banana Split
Ohio
Texas sheet cake
Oklahoma
Pecan Pie
Oregon
Carrot Cake
Pennsylvania
Ice Cream
Rhode Island
Donuts
South Carolina
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Jello
South Dakota
Brownies
Tennessee
Chess Pie
Texas
Pecan Pie
Utah
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vermont
Brownies
Virginia
Funnel Cake
Washington
Carrot Cake
West Virginia
Fudge
Wisconsin
Cherry Pie
Wyoming
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German Chocolate Cake
