SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Hershey’s Chocolate Caramel Pudding Cups

Hershey s Chocolate Caramel Pudding Cups

How about a Mr. Goodbar pudding and a Krackel pudding so that I can ignore the Mr. Goodbar pudding and buy all the Krackel pudding on the shelf. (Spotted by Robbie at Kroger.)

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Mtn Dew Green Label

Mtn Dew Green Label

There’s Black Label, White Label, and now Green Label. Anyone want to guess what the next color will be? I’m going to say orange and the flavor will be mango. (Spotted by Alissa C at Holiday Gas Station.)

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Burger King Bacon & Cheese Crispy Chicken Sandwich

BK Bacon  Cheese Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Earlier this month, Burger King debuted its new Crispy Chicken Sandwich with a breaded 100 percent white meat chicken fillet, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato on a potato bun.

Now the fast food chain is rolling out the Bacon & Cheese Crispy Chicken Sandwich. It’s a version that has everything the original has, but is also topped with thick-cut smoked bacon and a slice of American cheese.

The new chicken sandwich has 800 calories, 51 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 90 milligrams of cholesterol, 1670 milligrams of sodium, 55 grams of carbohydrates, 8 grams of sugar, and 30 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Burger King’s website)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Nestle Coffee-mate Natural Bliss Cold Brew Coffee

Nestle Coffee mate Natural Bliss Cold Brew Coffee

If International Delight can go from a creamer brand to a creamer AND coffee brand, so can Coffee-mate. Now before you get excited about this. According to the Coffee-mate website, these are currently only available on the West Coast and won’t be available nationwide until 2018. (Spotted by Carla at Fred Meyer.)

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REVIEW: Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 Cake Mixes (Confetti Cake and Chocolate Lover’s Cake)

Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 Funtastic Confetti Cake Mix

It goes without saying that the internet has given us many beautiful things. Memes, for instance, provide a necessary distraction from work, school, or the ads at the beginning of YouTube videos. Likewise, I’m not sure if I could survive a day without having my lame Baltimore Orioles spring training observations liked by random strangers.

But all these things pale in comparison to the internet’s greatest gift: the proliferation of mug cake popularity.

I used to be firmly against the mug cake. For starters, they’re just not practical. I like my cake after exceptionally large dinners with my belt loosened and eaten while sipping coffee. From what, may I ask, do I drink coffee from if I’m eating cake in my coffee mug? The cake pan?

And then there’s the issue of measuring out ingredients and having things like flour, eggs, and oil on hand. Frankly, I’m lucky if I have leftover McGriddles in my fridge. The odds of having all those ingredients in my apartment are worse than maneuvering a modified YT 1300 light freighter through an asteroid field.

That said, Duncan Hines new Perfect Size for 1 Cake Mixes are doing a lot to change my thinking, thanks largely to a dummy approach that involves nothing more than a few tablespoons of water and a mug. Thankfully, I do, in fact, own a sink.

The new mug cake packets come in 18 flavors, which, let me be honest, is more cake than anyone really needs. So it made sense to start with the essentials: A birthday cake flavor and something chocolaty.

Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 Funtastic Confetti Cake Mix 2

The Confetti Cake is surprisingly good —- much better than your standard Pillsbury Doughboy Funfetti, if you ask me. I got notes of a strong vanilla and buttercream element throughout the cake, which was light and fluffy yet still moist. The little bursts of sprinkled sweetness provide a great touch, especially when you consider that you don’t have to eat them at a ten-year-old’s birthday party. My only complaint is that there’s a slight aftertaste and grittiness of uncooked flour.

Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 Decadent Chocolate Lover s Cake Mix

Weary of the uncooked flour, I upped the cooking time by a whopping ten seconds on the Chocolate Lover’s Cake, which I imagine was inspired by all the past cake’s on Pinterest which were made for somebody’s DH. That, or the marketing folks ate it and proclaimed it to taste like the love child of a chocolate chip muffin and chocolate angel food cake. In this they were spot on. There’s a lightness and airy structure to the crumb, but there’s definitely a moist, rich element that explodes with little morsels of semisweet chocolate. This cake was excellent, even sans frosting.

Duncan Hines Perfect Size for 1 Decadent Chocolate Lover s Cake Mix 2

Certainly, my mug cakes weren’t Pinterest quality in appearance, but I can live with that. In fact, since the Perfect Size for 1 Cakes only take about a minute to make, I plan on ditching cake porn altogether and investing even more quality time with memes while, as they say, having my cake and eating it too.

(Nutrition Facts – 1 pouch – Confetti Cake – 270 calories, 50 calories from fat, 6 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 370 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 30 grams of sugar, and 3 gram of protein. Chocolate Lover’s – 300 calories, 80 calories from fat, 9 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 380 milligrams of sodium, 53 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 32 grams of sugar, and 4 gram of protein.)

Purchased Price: $2.50 each
Size: 4-pack
Purchased at: Walmart
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Confetti)
Rating: 8 out of 10 (Chocolate Lover’s)
Pros: Incredibly easy to make, even for the most kitchen averse people. Moist yet fluffy cake element combines best of muffin, poke cake, and angel cake worlds. More time for memes.
Cons: Varieties do not include chocolate eclair or pumpkin cheesecake. Undercooked cake has gritty texture and aftertaste. Will explode if you add to much water.