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The word cake came from the old Norse word "kaka"
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Cherries first brought into America by settlers on ships
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Modern cakes were first baked in Europe (round ones with icing like we see now)
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The start of the French cafe culture in Franche. "Le Procope, the first Parisian café, served coffee, tea, ice cream, and chocolate."
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Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
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The industrial revolution paved the way for cake mixes and other dry mixes
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First nougat factory was founded
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Macarons were invented
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Modern day cherry production began
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Brioche became a very popular pastry in Paris.
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Creation of the Ice cream Machine
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Cakes started being baked with white refined flour and baking powder instead of yeast
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Ganache was invented by a Parisian confectioner.
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Use of Baking Powder
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Cost of white bread in England drop below brown bread.
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Commercial Yeats usage
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The Universelle world fair in Paris created a growth in the hotel and tourism industry = opened the way for the cafe culture we see today = ALSO gave rise to the patisserie culture
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Tarte bourdaloue (French pear tart) was created.
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Maraschino cherries are sweet cherries and are the ones typically used in drinks and ice cream Sundays. Maraschino cherry "originated in Yugoslavia and northern Italy where merchants added a liqueur to a local cherry called the Marasca."
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France created professional for confectionaries apprentices
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American maraschino cherry became very popular it replaced the foreign variety in the US
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Packaged mixes for cake were introduced
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The first ice cream factory in France
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First mechanical mixers were developed
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"Just add water and Mix" cake mixes began
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Fast food culture begins in US
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Duncan Hines brand cake mixes
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The beginning of the Food Network