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Report on Delectable Desserts
Smart girls decide for themselves™.
391 girls and 10 boys took the Delectable Desserts survey. Though most are around 12-15, people of all ages--from 6 to over 22--took part. Just goes to show that great desserts are enjoyable at any age!
Of those who responded, 189 are the oldest in the family, 47 are in the middle, 104 are the youngest, and 52 are only children.
Respondents come from all over the world, but the most represented countries include the United States, England, Canada, Australia, Wales, Singapore and New Zealand. The majority of people report that they live in towns.
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Apple strudel was one of Julie Andrews's favorite things in The Sound of Music, but what about your favorite dessert? Of those responding, everyone seemed to have a different dessert that they loved the most. However, ice cream definitely took the lead, followed by cake, mousse and fudge.
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Picture this, you can only enjoy one cake for the rest of you life. Tough decision, right? When asked this question, respondents were split among many different cakes, but the popular chocolate cake was by far the overall winner.
Here are the results:
~Angel Cake: 44
~Chocolate Cake: 167
~Yellow Cake: 15
~Spice Cake: 8
~Carrot Cake: 17
~Strawberry Cake: 39
~Coffee Cake: 25
~Swirl Cake: 39
~None: 20
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We wanted to find out if your preferences change with the seasons. The choices for each season were cake, ice cream or neither. It turns out that the time of year really does matter. In the summer time, it's those cooling treats that SmartGirls want most and in the winter, a warm piece of cake seems perfect. Check out the charts below for a comparison.
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| Summer Dessert Favorites |
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| Winter Dessert Favorites |
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Although most survey respondents love having desserts just about anytime they can get their hands on them, there are special occasions when desserts are eaten more often. Given the choice from family dinners, Christmas, Hanukkah, other religious events, Valentine's Day, birthdays or with friends, family dinners took the lead followed close behind by birthdays.
There isn't anything else quite like digging into your own birthday cake. But given that your mom was going to make something special for you on your birthday, what would you NOT want? Oatmeal cookies took the lead, followed by banana cake, and then candy. Hopefully, everyone's mom knows exactly what they love and don't for a special occasion like your birthday.
Fruitcake is known as the dreaded Christmas dessert, so how many SmartGirls have actually tried it? 218 respondents have, while 176 have still not attempted this treat.
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Despite the vast variety of desserts available, it seems that people don't eat dessert very often. When we asked how many desserts you typically eat per week, the majority answered two to three with the next largest amount eating zero to one. Perhaps limiting the amount of desserts you have makes them that much better when you do get to dig in.
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We've already talked about your favorites, but what about your least favorites? In this survey, banana cream pie was overwhelmingly disliked, as was pumpkin pie and oatmeal cookies. See the table below for the complete results.
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count | percent |
dislike
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| none |
26 | 1.41 |
| oatmeal |
125 | 6.76 |
| sugarco |
54 | 2.92 |
| chochip |
13 | 0.7 |
| christmas |
34 | 1.84 |
| applepi |
86 | 4.65 |
| pumpkin |
171 | 9.24 |
| chrypie |
146 | 7.89 |
| banacrm |
186 | 10.05 |
| peach |
148 | 8 |
| lemon |
108 | 5.84 |
| superman |
94 | 5.08 |
| angel |
72 | 3.89 |
| puff |
59 | 3.19 |
| fruit |
101 | 5.46 |
| mousse |
39 | 2.11 |
| tiram |
100 | 5.41 |
| cheese |
70 | 3.78 |
| pecan |
184 | 9.95 |
| flan |
3 | 0.16 |
| other |
31 | 1.68 |
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The results of this question were quite clear. The majority of respondents disagreed (178) or strongly disagreed (114) with the statement that pie is better than cake, showing that cake is definitely the way to go!
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Some things just seem much better when you are younger, but does this also go for desserts? According to this survey, people enjoy desserts either more or the same now, with less than half of the respondents saying they liked desserts more when they were younger.
~More: 115
~Less: 75
~About the same: 168
~Not sure: 49
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That's right! We wanted to know which SmartGirls would be willing to eat chocolate covered bugs if they were served as dessert at a gourmet restaurant. While the majority of respondents are against this idea, some seem willing to take on the challenge. I guess fear is not a factor for you! See the chart below for the detailed results to this survey question.
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| If I was at a gourmet restaurant that served chocolate covered bugs, I would try them. Bugs, Anyone? |
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SmartGirls are known to be adventurous (though maybe not when it comes to eating bugs). So given the chance to try a dessert they've never encountered, flan was the most popular with 162 respondents choosing this option.
When we asked if you've ever traveled somewhere and tasted a new treat that you can't get where you live, 243 said yes and 100 said no. I guess some of you are too busy during trips to sample the local dishes. Alas, there are so many desserts, but so little time!
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