Custard cakes are one of the most popular desserts worldwide. It is believed that such a product is a type of eclair known to all. In terms of composition and preparation technique, desserts are very similar to each other. In any case, one and the second sweetness seduce people with their excellent taste. Therefore, when you eat a custard cake, it is difficult to dwell on one thing. However, few people know about the calorie content of a custard cake.
How sweetness came about
Choux cake or eclair appeared thanks to the famous French pastry chef Marie-Antoine Karema. He always dreamed of creating the best dessert in the world, which would gain crazy popularity. He managed to do this in the 18th century. He developed his creation for a long time, after years of painstaking work, the confectioner received excellent results. He created a custard cake with a calorie content of 433 kcal.
It was Karem’s work that gave impetus to the subsequent development of confectionery art not only in France but also around the world.
Popularity came to the author quickly. People of different classes preferred to enjoy such a dessert. Cakes spread widely around the world, where people willingly bought them up. This led to the emergence of a huge variety among eclairs. Each sought to create a dessert that is not inferior in taste to the original.
Today's custard cakes are the descendants of the great eclair. They are not very different from each other, except in shape. Quiche is also usually covered with fudge or glaze. However, now in France you can also see similar eclairs on the shelves, so the difference is insignificant. Moreover, the calorie content of custard cake and his brother eclair is the same.
Diversity
The creation of the French confectioner caused a flurry of emotions in the public. Everyone wanted to buy and rather taste a chic dessert. People did not care about the calorie content of the custard cake, they were worried about its wonderful taste.
The following types of custard cakes are considered the most common in the world:
- A classic of the genre or an eclair familiar to everyone with custard inside, also on top it is covered with a layer of glaze.
- Custard cakes stuffed with cream.
- Dessert with cream filling.
- Eclairs stuffed with cottage cheese.
- Cake with whipped protein filling.
And what about calories
The calorie content of the custard cake directly depends on its components, in this case, on the filling, because the composition of the dough does not change. Custard cakes, like any other sweet confectionery, are recognized as the most high-calorie foods. Moreover, they contain "empty" calories that do not bring anything, except to increase the number on the scales.
It is also possible to reduce a large number of calories in a product. For example, do not use candied cream filling that contains the lion's share of calories, but restrict yourself to using diet, low-fat cottage cheese. It can be varied with additives in the form of dried fruits or honey, so as not to add excess sugar. The dough itself is unsweetened, so it does not contain many calories.
Calorie custard cake with curd cream is the lowest, it is half less (about 270 kcal) than a regular eclair. This type of product is considered optimal for human health.
Over the entire life of this product, the recipe has changed and supplemented in every way. That is why other types of eclair have appeared. Today, everyone can choose something exactly to their taste - eclairs with any filling are in every candy store.
Other beneficial substances
The calorie content of the custard cake is not its only characteristic. Together with it, it also contains proteins, fats and carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and nutrients.
Proteins make up 4.4 g, carbohydrates - 48.8 g, and fats 24.5 g.
Vitamins A, B 1 , E and B 2 are also present. Of the minerals in the custard cake, there is iron, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium and calcium.