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"Churros a hot and crunchy exterior with a soft chewy interior street food. Originated in Spain they quickly spread to Mexico and Argentina. Today, Churros are also enjoyed in the United States by all nationalities."

Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, corn oil, eggs...

"A wonderfully delicious banana cake from Brazil. Nuts may be added into the batter or onto the cake if desired."

Ingredients: egg whites, egg yolks...

"A very rich pound cake that is traditional in Colombia and is used to make the even richer Torta de Coco (Coconut Cake), the recipe for which is posted separately. You will note that this cake contains no baking powder or soda--just a bit of brandy and lots of eggs."

Ingredients: eggs, salt, sugar...

"Not quite a cake, not a custard, something truly delicious inbetween. My husband and I attended a cooking class with friends and had this for dessert. We wanted to lick the plates but thought it rude! Simply the best we have ever had the pleasure to eat."

Ingredients: coconut milk, evaporated milk...

"On a mission to find recipes to use up the random tin of guava paste that I often have in the pantry, I came across this one online somewhere. The applesauce and glaze are my own doctorings, because the original recipe was good but quite dry. It's still a very dense butter cake, so those bakers desiring a lighter-textured cake may want to add more..."

Ingredients: coconut extract, eggs...

"My Mother-In-Law from Chile was a cook. This is one of our favorite birthday/holiday cake. It tastes so much better the next day. Definitly worth the effort."

Ingredients: frozen fruit, eggs, fruit...

"I found this recipe while I was preparing a final meal in my Foods 2 class. We all loved it a lot. It belonged to a group member's grandma- a family favorite."

Ingredients: strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert, Cool Whip...

"A really amazing, very rich cake from Colombia--a sort of bread pudding except instead of using bread, it uses pound cake (I have posted the recipe for the traditional Colombian pound cake). It's worth making just for the aromas of the cooking syrup and then the torta baking--but you will love eating it as well."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, eggs, raisins...

"This is very different from an American carrot cake, but I prefer it. It is very easy and always surprises people. A great everyday cake."

Ingredients: eggs, cocoa, milk...

"In Brazil "Reis Magos" (Heyss Magos) are the Three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus. I know I got this recipe from the Internet, but can't recall which web site. I don't think I ever tried it in the US. Hope you enjoyit."

Ingredients: eggs, icing sugar, lime juice...

""Prestigio" (pronounced "prescheejioo") is a Brazilian candy bar I used to eat when a child. This cake although it does not have the candy bar in it, mimics its color and a bit of the flavor. Hope you'll enjoy it!"

Ingredients: chocolate, coconut, eggs...

"A cake has the appearance of a tart, only that the dough is special. This dough usually contains a component for making light, such as yeast and beaten egg whites to peaks. These elements have the property to puff the dough to enter it tiny air bubbles that expand with heat. For this reason, if you’re going to make a cake, you should never fill the..."

Ingredients: chocolate, cocoa powder, eggs...

"These days we are used to to finding convenience foods in the supermarket - and they really help us save time. This recipe is based on a traditional South American favorite using today's shortcut ingredients."

Ingredients: cornstarch, cinnamon rolls...

"Tres Leches translates to "three milks" which is what makes this cake unbelivably moist, light, and sweet without being overly so. I recently served this at my fiance's birthday dinner and it was a huge hit. But of course, as my fiance says, "Alton Brown is THE MAN!"

You do need to start the cake the day before..."

Ingredients: eggs, evaporated milk...