This chocolate cake from lifestyle blog Julep is made using popular Japanese snack Pocky. The dessert recipe is infused with cocoa and buttermilk, eggs and a cup of strong coffee.
Once made, this cake batter is enhanced with an ultra-delicious frosting that boasts powdered sugar and vanilla ingredients. When your cake is frosted, you're ready to make it extra special with the help of Japanese snack Pocky. Arrange the frame of your dessert with individual Pocky treats and cross two of the snacks in the middle of your cake when finished.
These two will act as hour and minute hands on what will look like a clock. Whether created to celebrate birthdays or office milestones, this custom dessert will make any occasion more festive
Japanese Snack Cakes
Julep's Pocky Cake is Shaped to Resemble a Clock
Trend Themes
1. Japanese Snack Cakes - The rise in popularity of Japanese snack food in cake recipes presents an opportunity to explore cross-cultural fusion in culinary innovation.
2. Pocky-infused Cakes - Creating cakes infused with popular snacks like Pocky presents an opportunity for bakeries to tap into a new, potentially younger demographic of Generation Z and Millennials.
3. Snack-themed Desserts - A trend towards using snacks as inspiration for desserts presents the opportunity for innovative marketing campaigns to target snack-lovers, playing on their nostalgia and love of snacks.
Industry Implications
1. Bakery - Bakeries can capitalize on the trend for Pocky-infused cakes by creating unique and flavorful desserts that are appealing to younger generations.
2. Food and Beverage - The trend towards using snack foods as inspiration for desserts presents opportunities for the food and beverage industry to explore new flavors and ingredients with cross-cultural appeal.
3. Marketing - A trend towards using snacks as inspiration for desserts presents opportunities for innovative marketing campaigns to target snack-lovers with nostalgia-driven, themed designs and flavors.