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Did other periods in history have dessert food like cake with frosting or chocolate pudding with cool whip? Or is it a recent thing due to our ability to make processed foods? Would some person from the elite class in Marie Antoinette's time appreciate a Twinkie or deep fried Oreos?

by /u/i-touched-morrissey in /r/AskHistorians

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