Americans are serious about our sweets. Whether desserts are chocolatey or fruity, simple or decadent, our country loves sugar in almost any form. But what are the most fav desserts the United States has to offer?
We looked into American history to find out which desserts truly make up the United States’ culinary story (spoiler alert: many of them are Southern). Here are a few of the sweets that are popular across the land, from sea to shining sea. Just don’t be surprised if you have a hankering for a baked treat after reading this scrumptious list. And once you’re done reading about the best desserts in the country, don’t miss these American Desserts.
1.Whoopie pies
Comfort food of epic proportions, whoopie pies are also known as “gobs” in western Pennsylvania. They are a sandwich made from two cookies filled with icing and are usually large—think the size of a hamburger.
The whoopie pie’s roots are Amish. Legend has it that the cookies, made from leftover cake batter, were made with icing and put in children’s lunches. When they saw that they had the sweet treat, the children would shout, “Whoopie.”
Strasburg, Pennsylvania, hosts a Whoopie Pie Festival every September, complete with a cookie eating contest and a crowned queen.
Whatever dessert hits your sweet tooth just right, there’s no denying that America has plenty of sweets to offer. These 42 desserts have stood the test of time across the country. So it’s no wonder they’re the most iconic desserts in the United States. The only question now is which one you’ll want to eat first.
2.Coconut cake
The Southern part of the country certainly seems to have mastered the art of the dessert. Coconut cake is a delicious example of this, with layers of moist coconut-flavored cake, buttery frosting, and scatters of coconut flakes or shredded, sweetened coconut across the top.
If you don’t feel like making it, trust the food critics from Condé Nast, The New York Times, and Food & Wine and visit the Peninsula Grill in Charleston, South Carolina. Clocking in at an amazing 12 layers and weighing 12 pounds, the restaurant’s impressive cake even caught the eye of Bobby Flay for his Food Network program “Throwdown with Bobby Flay.”
Coconut cake hasn’t just been popular in modern times, either. Poet Emily Dickinson had her own coconut cake recipe, too.
3.Seven-layer bars
Seven-layer bars have—you guessed it—seven layers. These layers are full of goodness, with graham crackers, nuts, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, and sweetened condensed milk. Baked together, the results are a moist, sweet bar that is soft with a crunch and a taste explosion of different chips. Seven Layer Bars are also called Magic Bars because they use such simple ingredients but taste so wonderful, almost like magic.
4.Fudge
Just like with some of the other famous American desserts, mistakes sometimes bring about the best results. Fudge is supposedly another of the culinary errors that resulted in something delicious. As the story goes, a botched batch of caramel led to fudge’s creation, though it ended up being a pretty tasty mistake.
To create fudge, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, or other flavors and salt are melted in a saucepan. After the original ingredients have melted, additions like nuts or vanilla can be added. The fudge is then spread into a baking dish. It typically sets in about two hours and can be cut into squares for sharing. Fudge is usually found in chocolate varieties, but there are also fudge flavors like peanut butter or vanilla.
5.Mississippi mud cake
Straight from the verdant Mississippi Delta region, this cake has parts to satisfy every sweet tooth. With layers of chocolate cake, miniature marshmallows, and pecans, this cake is a sugar lover’s delight.
As if the cake itself weren’t sweet enough, Mississippi Mud Cake also features homemade chocolate icing, which melts the marshmallow layer just enough. Alternately, the marshmallows will top the cake with the nuts, still becoming a melted delight from the heat of the icing.
6.Lady Baltimore cake
Lady Baltimore Cake is a favorite choice for weddings. Its white layers are topped with what’s called “seven-minute frosting,” a type of boiled frosting made from egg whites and corn syrup. The additions to the icing, nuts, and dried or candied fruits make Lady Baltimore Cake unique.
The exact origins of the Lady Baltimore Cake are unknown, but theories suggest that it could have been inspired by a popular romance novel by Owen Wister set in Charleston or created in a tea room in Charleston called Lady Baltimore’s. Either way, its roots are decidedly Southern.
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