photo credit: cattoo

On a visit to the United States, have a try at some of these! Here is a selection of 10 typical cakes you can eat there. Of course, they are also famous in the rest of the world but there is probably a much wider choice  in the US and much bigger portions than in France, for example!

For breakfast, have a doughnut / donut:

photo credit: sameold2008

Would you eat a maple bacon doughtnut? Maybe not for breakfast…

maple = érable

photo credit: Ethan Prater

Another breakfast’s favourite: pancakes (blueberry pancakes on the photo)

Blueberry = myrtille

photo credit: dichohecho

Cupcakes:

photo credit: RossW

Cinnabons: (with cinnamon = cannelle)

photo credit: su-lin

Brownie:

photo credit: Premshree Pillai

Cookies: (white chocolate, cranberry and macadamia nut on the photo)

photo credit: Sifu Renka

Muffins: (lime = citron vert)

photo credit: iwantamonkey

Cheesecake:

photo credit: UNKIEPAUL / Paul Johnston

Pumpkin pie (traditionally eaten at Thanksgiving):

photo credit: RussellReno

A classic: shortcake          (en Grande-Bretagne, shortcake ou shortbread fait référence à un sablé)

photo credit: yoppy

Here is a LINK to an Australian article on ‘designer doughnuts’.

After looking at all these cakes, I think my next article will deal with sport!

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