Abstract: An installation for manufacturing, from a tubular paste body, a small hollow cake in the form of pastries, berlingots or similar, the inner surface at least of which may be coated with an appropriate product such as chocolate and/or filled inside with a creamy substance, jam or similar, remarkable in that first means are provided for causing said body to advance at a predetermined adjustable linear speed as well, optionally as second means for imparting to said body a predetermined adjustable speed of rotation, said first and second means being connected to at least one sensor-transmitter of the linear rotational speeds, the values thus sensed being transmitted to an analog computing unit which is in connection with at least one speed variator which controls a first tachometric generator for controlling the rotational speed of a first motor which controls the linear advance device of said body housed in an apparatus and, optionally a second tachometric generator for controlling the rotational speed of a secon