The world’s favourite cakes, ranked by country

By MiNDFOOD

World's most popular cakes
Research reveals the worlds's top 10 most popular cakes - and the country-specific results may surprise you.

Classic cakes, such as Victoria sponge, zesty lemon drizzle or a gooey slice of chocolate cake can all be enjoyed at a celebratory occasion, for afternoon tea or ‘just because’, but one thing is for certain – you’ll likely be wanting more than one slice! We all have one cake that’s our favourite, yet, have you ever wondered which cakes are most loved in each country around the world?

New research by Leisure, leading range cooker brand in the UK, has analysed global search volumes to reveal the world’s favourite cakes in each nation.

The brand used Google’s Keyword Planner (searching all languages) to establish the average monthly search volume in each country for 249 popular cakes.

The cake with the highest search volume was then chosen as that country’s ‘favourite cake’. In cases of tied search volumes, the cake that was first alphabetically was chosen. Data was pulled during June 2019 and search volumes are a monthly average from the previous 12 months.

World’s most popular cakes

With 394,050 monthly average searches, Chocolate Cake tops the global list. This rich cake is the most searched for treat in 81 different countries. Here’s a list of the top 10 along with links to our favourite recipes:

1. Chocolate Cake

2. Red Velvet Cake

3. Carrot Cake

4. Banana Cake

5. Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

6. Black Forest Cake

7. Ice Cream Cake

8. Bundt Cake

9. Lemon Drizzle Cake

10. Sponge Cake

According to Leisure’s data banana cake was searched a monthly average of 12,100 times in New Zealand, making it the country’s most popular cake. Across the Tasman in Australia a similar trend is seen with banana cake also topping the list.

Gino Grossi, marketing manager at Leisure said that their research revealed “life’s too short to not eat cake.”

“It’s great to see the variety of different taste preferences across the world and which cake is identified as a nation’s favourite.

“Whether people are searching for recipes, where to purchase different cakes, or a cake’s origin, one thing is for certain; these statistics reveal we are a world of curious cake lovers.”

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