By: Riya Gupta
Hi GP Readers - this article is especially for all the dessert-lovers at GATE! January is a month filled with a plethora of days (so far I’ve found fourteen) exclusively celebrating delectable goodies like pie, chocolate-covered cherries, blueberry pancakes, strawberry ice cream, and so much more. The very first dessert-celebrating-day is January 2, which commemorates cream puffs. If you don’t know, a cream puff is a dome-shaped pastry filled with a light, airy cream; pudding; custard; or mousse. Historians are unsure of who invented this scrumptious delicacy, but they agree that it was created in Europe, most likely in France. One theory is that cream puffs were invented around 1540 by the head chef of Queen Catherine de Medici. Others suggest that cream puffs were created long before the Renaissance period, in medieval times. Historians know that by the Victorian Period, though, cream puffs with elaborate designs were usually served. Cooks would serve mini cream puffs stacked in a pyramid for royalty to enjoy with after-dinner tea and coffee. Cream puffs were brought to the USA in the 1850’s. The very first account of them being sold was in the Revere House Restaurant in Boston, and a news story in the Boston Evening Star states that ‘some hundreds’ of ‘cream puff cakes’ were sold each day in Boston bakeries. Another day for tasty treats is tomorrow - January 27 - which is National Chocolate Cake Day! Chocolate cake is one of the most popular desserts of all time. In fact, The National Today Data Science Team discovered that out of a thousand, 580 people would pick chocolate cake over vanilla. Additionally, 15% of all the surveyed people have admitted to eating an entire cake themselves! 920 of the observed people have baked their own chocolate cake before. So, why do people love chocolate cake so much? Chocolate cake’s main ingredient is cocoa, which can help release endorphins. Endorphins are chemicals released from the brain which make you feel happy. That is why you might hear chocolate cake being called a ‘comfort food’. So, all my dessert-loving-friends, you can now use this month as the perfect excuse to indulge in delectable treats! See you next time! Sources:
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