Earth Day may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean appreciation for the planet should also disappear just as quickly; the Earth Cake is a great reminder to love the globe, one delicious bite at a time. An incredible baking feat, the Earth Cake thankfully didn't take six days to make, or else that seventh day of rest would have been much needed.
Created by Beth Klosterboer of Hungry Happenings, who boasts a relatively easy method of leveling and frosting the spherical Earth Cake, provides a step-by-step guide for those who want to bake one themselves. In addition to smooshing the icing on using a bowl and plastic wrap for added texture, the true icing on the Earth Cake is its rock candy core.
Planet-Celebrating Pastries
The Earth Cake by Beth Klosterboer Captures the Beauty of the Globe
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Baking - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in developing organic, biodegradable, and eco-friendly baking ingredients and tools for sustainability-focused consumers to use in making planet-celebrating pastries like the Earth Cake.
2. Interactive Confectionery - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in creating interactive, educational, and experiential confectionery like the Earth Cake that raises awareness on important issues while catering to consumers' visual and gustatory senses.
3. Culinary Artistry - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in combining baking and artistic skills to create stunning and visually captivating pastries like the Earth Cake that not only tastes great but also makes a bold statement and inspires creativity.
Industry Implications
1. Baking and Pastry - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in the baking and pastry industry to offer new eco-friendly, interactive, and culinary artistic products and services that align with the planet-celebrating trend epitomized by the Earth Cake.
2. Education and Events - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in the education and events industry to leverage the popularity of visually striking and educational confectionery like the Earth Cake to create immersive and engaging sustainability-focused initiatives that attract and educate consumers.
3. Food and Beverage - Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in the food and beverage industry to incorporate planet-celebrating pastries like the Earth Cake into eco-conscious and socially responsible menus and promotions that appeal to a broad range of consumers and enhance brand reputation.