Dawn Food Products, Inc. · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Classic Boston Creme Dessert Cake
A 0.111 of cake (79g) serving of Classic Boston Creme Dessert Cake by Dawn Food Products, Inc. has 240 calories, 29g of sugars and 220mg of sodium, as submitted by Dawn Food Products, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2454277, record updated Mar 23, 2021).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2454277, available Jan 26, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Dawn Food Products, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 79g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 029519251635
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 9 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 65% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 45% of them.
Where the calories come from: 64% carbohydrate, 33% fat and 3% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 36.7 g | 31.8 g | 65% |
| Sodium | 278 mg | 289 mg | 45% |
| Protein | 2.5 g | 3.7 g | 16% |
| Calories | 304 | 386 | 13% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other cake in this aisle
4,864 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named cake. Per 100 g their median is 388 calories, 294 mg of sodium and 3.6 g of protein; 2,000 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Star Spangled White Fudge Covered Golden Cake with Creamy Filling HOSTESS | 222 mg | 444 |
| Little Debbie, Christmas Tree Cakes, Red Velvet LITTLE DEBBIE | 222 mg | 467 |
| Bites, Moist Lemon Cake with Bright, Tangy Finish JUST DESSERTS | 222 mg | 389 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cake", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED (FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, INVERT SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: AGAR-AGAR, CARAMEL COLOR, CAROB BEAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, GUAR GUM, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, NONFAT MILK, POLYSORBATE 60, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SORBIC ACID), PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO- AND DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), WHEY, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, YELLOW CORN FLOUR.
The statement lists 38 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Sugar, Enriched Wheat Flour Bleached (flour. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Mar 23, 2021), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Dawn Food Products, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2454277).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Dawn Food Products, Inc. Classic Boston Creme Dessert Cake?
240 per 0.111 of cake (79g) serving, and 304 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Dawn Food Products, Inc. Classic Boston Creme Dessert Cake?
220mg per serving (10% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Dawn Food Products, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Mar 23, 2021. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov