As CNN points out, the latest product innovation appearing at the corner coffee shop just might be a super-caffeinated donut:

"A molecular scientist who moonlights as a café owner [has] developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, one that eliminates the natural, bitter taste of caffeine... The amount of caffeine in his creations can vary, but Bohannon can easily put 100 milligrams of caffeine -- the equivalent of a 5-ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee -- into the treats he plans to market under the "Buzz Donuts" and "Buzzed Bagels" names."

This is more than a half-baked idea (pun intended) -- there are already plans afoot to sell these caffeinated creations to companies like Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks. Nutritionists, of course, are aghast at the idea of doing anything to encourage the development a "super caffeine generation" that consumes way too many calories and way too much caffeine.

[image: Buzz Donut via AP]