The always creative blogger Stefani from the clever blog Cupcake Project took Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution to heart and crafted these healthy and fetching Vegetable Cupcakes. These bizarre, yet strangely appealing kale-coated cakes are worth a curious nibble. These gorgeously green confections are comprised of Honey Cupcakes (made using yogurt) topped with a delicate Honey Yogurt Frosting. These pint-sized cakes take a strange turn when they are rolled in crushed kale chips and garnished with an intact one.
Stefani admits in her blog post that the kale chip idea was initially a joke, but found upon further investigation that this healthy topping was actually quite tasty. She does advise, if you decide to go the kale route, that you should serve the Vegetable Cupcakes within an hour of garnishing as the kale does tend to go soggy if it is left for too long.
Who says cupcakes can't be healthy? These Vegetable Cupcakes pack a mean nutritional punch.
Kale-Clad Confections
These Vegetable Cupcakes Prove That Dessert Can be Nutritious and Delicious
Trend Themes
1. Healthy Desserts - Incorporating superfoods and vegetables into desserts is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the health food industry.
2. Creative Cupcakes - Experimenting with unconventional ingredients, such as vegetables, is a trend that could disrupt the traditional dessert industry.
3. Sustainable Ingredients - Using plant-based ingredients, like kale, for dessert items is a disruptive innovation that could promote sustainability and appeal to eco-conscious consumers.
Industry Implications
1. Healthy Food - This trend could affect the healthy food industry, encouraging manufacturers to add more nutritious and unconventional ingredients to their product lines.
2. Dessert - This trend could affect the dessert industry, inspiring bakers and pastry chefs to experiment with unusual ingredients and create new, healthy dessert options.
3. Plant-based Food - This trend could affect the plant-based food industry, encouraging companies to create more diverse product offerings that incorporate vegetables and other unconventional ingredients into their recipes.