Caloric content of cakes

Cake – the piece confectionery of the small size of various form made of the test and different types of stuffings. Quite often cakes have original decorating. "Cake" - the Russian name of a class of confectionery, according to one of the culinary critics who are not combined by any general principle. However the common feature of all cakes, regardless of structure, a way of preparation, a stuffing, nevertheless is available. Cakes, as a rule, always the small size what his main insidiousness consists in. As at the small sizes, the caloric content of cakes is rather high.

Caloric content of cakes: structure, harmful and useful properties

Now there is a set of types of cakes, and modern technologies allow to create all new types. Caloric content of cakes depends on the baked test preparation, and also like a stuffing. The most popular test semi-finished products for production of cakes are:

• Biscuits – to 320 calories in 100 g (the main ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour);
• Shortcake dough – to 410 calories in 100 g (the main ingredients: flour, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs);
• Puff pastry – to 360 calories in 100 g (the main ingredients: flour, margarine or butter, water);
• Custard paste – to 270 calories (the main ingredients: flour, eggs, water, butter).

The following factor determining the caloric content of cakes are types of a stuffing which variations there is great variety. The most popular fillers of these confectionery are:

• Creams (one of the most popular custard which caloric content reaches 220 calories in 100 g of a product is);
• Cottage cheese stuffings to which fat grades of cottage cheese are applied, cream, eggs (caloric content reaches 250 calories in 100 g);
• Fruit;
• Nuts;
• Condensed milk (about 320 calories in 100 g);
• Jelly (caloric content reaches 120 calories in 100 g);
• Pudding (at the heart of egg, sugar, milk, flour – caloric content is about 120 calories in 100 g);
• The kindled chocolate (which caloric content depending on a grade fluctuates from 400 to 580 calories).

Discussions on advantage and harm of cakes are conducted still. Cake is excellent addition to a cup of coffee or tea, and also will become the fine decision for a dessert. Bribing the small size, the caloric content of cake of any grade is rather high. On average the mass of one cake fluctuates from 70 to 120 g. Average caloric content of cake makes about 300 calories (a significant part of a daily diet of the person). Caloric content of cakes could be neglected on condition of rich vitamin structure, and also exclusive useful properties of this product, however, the majority of cakes represent a set of "empty" calories. Such cakes are sources of digestible carbohydrates which do not provide long saturation of an organism, being quickly transformed to fatty deposits. The bigger amount of the useful substances which are contained in cakes are lost in the course of preparation.

Whether cakes are so harmful? Caloric content of cakes though is high, however the small piece of this confectionery can significantly "recharge" energy during the working day when on full meal there is no time left. Proteins – sources of irreplaceable amino acids, sugar which adding caloric content cake are a part of creams, stimulate production of serotonin – happiness hormone. Cakes also influence pleasure think-tanks, allowing to relax and remove stress. Quite often as a stuffing for cakes nuts and fruit which are sources of vitamins and useful microelements are used.

Cakes are not a necessary component of healthy food, being some kind of excesses. However there are some types of confectionery which it is possible not to refuse. What cakes can be used without harm for an organism? The smallest caloric content of the cakes made of custard paste with a fruit, jelly, nut stuffing. Those who keeps a figure should avoid the cakes filled with custard which caloric content is high in comparison with the caloric content of other stuffings.

Potato cake: caloric content, structure, portions

The Potato cake which caloric content reaches 360 calories depending on ingredients as a part of confectionery is one of the most popular types of the cakes known around the world. Today there are more than 20 recipes of preparation of this dessert. The classical recipe of the Potato cake which caloric content makes only 280 calories in 100 g of a product includes the following ingredients:

• Cookies;
• Condensed milk;
• Butter;
• Cocoa powder;
• Nuts;
• Fruit.

Apparently from structure, the Potato cake which caloric content is defined by its ingredients is not a dietary product. The main advantage of this type of a delicacy is total absence of heat treatment as all ingredients mix up and shaken up in the uniform weight then cakes form. Some culinary specialists apply grain crackers instead of cookies to reduction of caloric content of cakes, and also significantly reduce amount of fats in a product. Depending on basic ingredient (grain crackers or cookies), it is possible to exclude cocoa powder also. To use the Potato cakes which caloric content is high in the absence of vitamins and useful substances, recommend not more often than once a week. The admissible one-time portion makes up to 100 g. The average weight of one Potato cake makes 70 g.

Choux pastry: caloric content, structure, safe portions

Choux pastry which caloric content reaches 460 kilocalories is one of the most widespread confectionery. Classical choux pastry represents the tubule filled with custard (which caloric content reaches 220 calories in 100 g) and covered with chocolate glaze. Choux pastry which caloric content varies depending on a stuffing and elements of registration can be also filled:

• Cottage cheese cream (to 250 calories depending on additives);
• Butter cream (to 220 calories in 100 g);
• Proteinaceous cream (to 225 calories);

At the heart of the test for choux pastry which caloric content is rather high butter, flour and eggs is used.

Choux pastry are not a dietary dessert. Animal fats are the cornerstone of some confectionery. Ingredients in the recipe of choux pastry are not subject to replacement that does not allow to reduce their caloric content. The regular use of such cakes will lead to increase in body weight.

Choosing a sweet delicacy, it is important to define what products are used as a part of cake. At the high caloric content of cakes, some types are sources of vitamins and useful elements while the majority of cakes represent only digestible carbohydrates which are instantly transformed by an organism to fats.