Arla Foods Announces December 13 As Inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day

To celebrate, Arla picks the best treat in every state featuring cream cheese frosting

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Dec 11, 2018, 08:01 ET

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all jolly happy souls: cream cheese frosting is coming to town. On Dec. 13, Arla Foods (Arla) is commemorating the nation's favorite seasonal dessert topping with its own official holiday: America's first-ever National Cream Cheese Frosting Day. To celebrate, Arla is unveiling the list of the best cream cheese frosting desserts in each state and inviting the public to make their own cream cheese frosting at home with deliciously simple Arla Cream Cheese.

Arla Foods Announces December 13 as Inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day

Whether they're making spice cake, carrot cake or even just licking it off a spoon, Americans' love of cream cheese frosting reaches a fevered peak in November and December. Google Trends shows that searches for "cream cheese frosting" spike in those happy holiday months, and continue to grow each year. Searches were up 25 percent on Dec. 13 in 2017 over the year before.

'Tis the season for cream cheese frosting and Arla's deliciously simple cream cheese is the best-tasting base for this perennial favorite frosting. "Arla shares the love America has for cream cheese frosting, so we invite everyone to celebrate the first-ever National Cream Cheese Frosting Day by sharing your own recipe or enjoying a sweet cream cheese frosting treat with friends and family," said Kyle Lancaster, Cream Cheese Category Manager, Arla USA.

The best cream cheese frosting in each state
Sharing the sweetness of the season, Arla has named its favorite cream cheese frosting picks for the 2019 National Cream Cheese Frosting Day Best-of-the-Best List. Among the many cream cheese lovers in our nation, Washington D.C. takes the cake with more conversation around cream cheese frosting than any U.S. state.*

Alabama – The Rammer Jammer Cupcake at Mason Dixon, Huntsville
Alaska – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Sweet Caribou, Anchorage
Arizona – The Pumpkin Cupcake at Urban Cookies, Phoenix
Arkansas – The Strawberry Bliss Cupcake at Bliss Cupcakes, Multiple Locations
California – The Red Velvet Lust Wow-nut at DK's Donuts, Santa Monica
Colorado – The Turtle Dove Cupcake at Mermaids Bakery, Denver
Connecticut – The Carrot Cake at Take the Cake, Guilford
Delaware – The Bacon with Maple Cream Cheese Cupcake at Sweet Somethings, Wilmington
Florida – The Guava Coconut Rum Cake at Fireman Derek's Bake Shop, Miami
Georgia – The Hummingbird Cake at Piece of Cake, Atlanta
Hawaii – The Crème Cheese Danish at Leonard's Bakery, Honolulu
Idaho – The Blueberry Cheesecake Cake at Flour Child Creations, Boise
Illinois – The Pumpkin Spice Cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes, Chicago
Indiana – The Chocolate Snowball at The Flying Cupcake, Indianapolis
Iowa – The Carrot Cupcake at Deluxe Iowa, Iowa City
Kansas – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Kansas City Cupcake Company, Mission
Kentucky – The Kentucky Bourbon Ball Cupcake at Caramanda's Bake Shoppe, Lexington
Louisiana – The Cream Cheese Brownie at Laurel Street Bakery, New Orleans
Maine – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Two Fat Cats Bakery, Portland
Maryland – Black Bottom Cupcake at Cup Love, Baltimore
Massachusetts – The Carrot Cake at Mike's Pastry, Boston
Michigan – The Carrot Cake at Nantucket Baking Co, Grand Rapid
Minnesota – The Cinnamon Buns at Isles Bun & Coffee, Minneapolis
Mississippi – The Chocolate Chess at Campbell's Bakery, Jackson
Missouri – The Let it Snow at Cupcake À La Mode, Kansas City
Montana – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Cupcake Mountain Cupcakery, Bozeman
Nebraska – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Jones Bros Cupcakes, Omaha
Nevada – The Caramel Apple Cupcake at The Cupcakery, Las Vegas
New Hampshire – The Black Forest Cupcake at Queen City Cupcakes, Manchester
New Jersey – The Sweet Potato Cupcake at Sweet Eats Cake Bakery, Voorhees
New Mexico – The Peanut Butter Cup Cupcake at Smallcakes, San Pedro
New York – The Carrot Cupcake at Billy's Bakery, New York City
North Carolina – The Big Red at The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery, Raleigh
North Dakota – The Carrot Cupcake at Nichole's Fine Pastry & Café, Fargo
Ohio – The Carrot Cake at Three Girls Cupcake Shoppe, Berea
Oklahoma – The Mary Poppins Cuppie at Cuppies & Joe, Oklahoma City
Oregon – The Cinnamon Roll at Pure Bliss Bakery, Oregon City
Pennsylvania – The Pumpkin Maple Cake at Cake Life, Philadelphia
Rhode Island – The Black Bottom Cupcake at Silver Spoon Bakery, East Greenwich
South Carolina – The Southern Red Velvet at Cupcake Downsouth, Charleston
South Dakota – The Carrot Cake at Queen City Bakery, Sioux Falls
Tennessee – The Lemon Vanilla Cupcake at Sweet 16^th Bakery, Nashville
Texas – The Carrot Cupcake at Quack's 43^rd St. Bakery, Austin
Utah – The Carrot Cupcake at Sweet Cake Bake Shop, Kaysville
Vermont – The Red Velvet at My Little Cupcake, Burlington
Virginia – The Snickerdoodle Cheesecake, Twisted Sisters Cupcakes & Sugar Shack Café,
Virginia Beach
Washington – The Carrot Cake at Bakery Nouveau, Seattle
Washington D.C. – The Red Velvet Cupcake at Georgetown Cupcake, Georgetown
West Virginia – The Pumpkin with Cream Cheese Cupcake at Lil Bit of Heaven Cupcakes, St. Albans
Wisconsin – The Black Bottom Cupcake at Miss Cupcake Bakery, Milwaukee
Wyoming – The Raspberry Red Velvet Cupcake at Alla-lala Cupcakes & Sweet Things, Gillette

Calling all frosting fans: Enter to win free cream cheese for a year
On Dec. 13, to celebrate the first-annual National Cream Cheese Frosting Day, Arla will give away a year of free cream cheese on its Facebook page (@arlausa). Frosting fans can enter by commenting on a post that asks: What is your favorite cream-cheese-frosting-topped treat? Any treat that calls for cream cheese frosting is fair game ... from pumpkin bread, to pumpkin spice bars, to carrot cake, red velvet cake, cookie filling or any personal favorite. One winner will receive the grand prize, a year's worth of Arla Cream Cheese. Follow the conversation with #ArlaFrostingDay.

Arla Cream Cheese: Simple, wholesome and delicious
Arla is the leader in deliciously simple cream cheese, the key ingredient in the nation's most cherished seasonal dessert topping: cream cheese frosting. With less than half of the ingredients and a better nutrition profile than other common bagel spreads, Arla Cream Cheese is something you can feel good about feeding to your entire family. The product is created without the use of stabilizers, thickeners, artificial flavors and artificial preservatives, offering a better-for-you key ingredient for cream cheese frosting. For more information or to find a retailer near you, visit ArlaUSA.com and follow Arla USA on Facebook and Instagram.

About Arla Foods
Arla Foods is an international dairy company owned by 12,500 farmers from Denmark, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands. Arla Foods is one of the strongest players in the international dairy arena, with a wide range of dairy products of the highest quality. Well-known brands like Arla^®, Lurpak and Castello belong to the Arla family.

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*Sources: Carmichael Lynch Relate Social Tracker, 2016 U.S. Census.

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