Cake tubes

Not many people know that the profession of pastry chef from the very first day of its existence belonged to the elite and highly paid. And this is not accidental, because in order to amaze people not only with taste, but also with the appearance of sweets, the pastry chef was simply obliged to draw well, as well as have a great taste and a feeling of beauty.

Confectionery appeared in the history of cooking in the ancient period of the development of human civilization. Archaeological excavations have confirmed that the first types of sweets began to be made in Egypt. Oriental sweets enjoyed special fame and polarity, namely Arab confectionery, which combined amazing taste, aroma, as well as nutrition and some beneficial properties.

Some types of confectionery, for example, the production of their dried fruits or nuts, were considered not only sweetness, but also a real medicine. However, confectionery art began to actively develop in Europe around the 15th century in Italy. It is worth noting that for a sufficiently long period of time, confectionery products were made only by hand.

That is why sweets belonged to expensive culinary products that only a select, so-called "cream of society" could afford. By the way, people who were simpler also loved at least occasionally enjoy sweets. Therefore, in confectionery, along with sophisticated desserts and sweets, simpler and simpler sweets have been made for centuries.

Over the thousand-year history of the existence of confectionery art, just a colossal number of recipes for cooking and various types of sweets have accumulated. Among the most popular types of confectionery, it is worth highlighting cakes. We think few people can resist a fresh and delicious confectionery like a cake. Domestic confectioners also periodically delight consumers with new types of sweets and cakes.

However, residents of our latitudes are more likely to choose time-tested classics, such as cake tubes. For making cake tubes, puff dough is used, which is given a characteristic elongated shape. As a filling for classic cake tubes, light pastry protein cream is most often used. However, at present, you can find cakes filled with chocolate, condensed milk and even jam on sale.

The cake tubes are such a versatile kind of confectionery that each confectioner can choose the filling to make the confectionery to their liking. By the way, the calorie content of cake tubes depends on the composition of the initial ingredients. True, the average calorie content of cake tubes rarely exceeds 454 kcal, which is not enough to agree. Cakes are used as a stand-alone confection, as well as an original basis for more complex desserts and sweet compositions.