Versión en Español Chilean galletas de champana are homemade ladyfingers, long, light sponge biscuits made from whipped eggs, sugar, flour, and cornstarch, piped onto a tray and baked with a sugar crust. They take 30 minutes of preparation plus about 10 minutes of baking and serve 6 people. Called galletas de champana or champagne biscuits in Chile and bizcochos de soletilla in Spain, they are sweet, elongated biscuits that work for countless occasions and desserts.…

Versión en Español Chilean queque ingles is a buttery loaf cake packed with candied fruit, nuts, and raisins, flavored with honey, vanilla, and rum, and finished with a lemon sugar glaze. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 50 minutes of baking and serves 6 people. It is a sweet, bread like cake similar to the Chilean pan de pascua, very simple to make and ideal for breakfast or afternoon once. How to Make Chilean…

Versión en Español Chilean torta de crema moka is a layered sponge cake soaked in a pisco and vanilla syrup, filled with manjar and a coffee buttercream, then covered in the same mocha cream and decorated with walnuts. It takes 40 minutes of preparation plus 10 minutes of cooking and serves 12 people. Torta moka, also spelled moca, is a versatile recipe with many variations, all defined by a cream flavored with coffee, which gives…

Versión en Español Chilean galletas de maqui are butter cookies tinted with maqui puree and filled with homemade maqui berry jam, made in two parts: first the jam, then the cookies. The jam takes 60 minutes of preparation plus about 40 minutes of cooking, the cookies bake in 10 minutes, and the recipe serves 8 people. The recipe revives one of the best traditions around maqui, a wild berry that was widely eaten in colonial…

Versión en Español Chilean torta de galletas de champana is a no bake layered cake of ladyfinger biscuits dipped in sweet coffee, stacked with a cooked condensed milk cream, and topped with meringue folded with cream. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 3 hours of chilling and serves 6 people. It is a simple but delicious cake for any occasion and a classic of children’s birthday parties in Chile. How to Make Chilean Ladyfinger…

Versión en Español Chilean queque de zanahoria is a moist loaf cake made with grated carrot, oil, eggs, cinnamon, walnuts, and raisins, baked in a loaf tin and dusted with powdered sugar. It takes 60 minutes of preparation plus 45 minutes of baking and serves 6 people. It is an easy way to bring vitamin A into the family diet, simple enough to make even in a blender, and a favorite for afternoon once. How…

Versión en Español Chilean peach kuchen, or kuchen de duraznos, is a tart with a crisp buttery base topped with canned peach slices and pastry cream, one of the best loved cakes of southern Chile. It takes 30 minutes of preparation plus 50 minutes of baking and serves 6 people. It is a classic of afternoon once, prized for the contrast between the firm base, the silky pastry cream, and the juicy fruit, and it…

Versión en Español Chilean apple kuchen, or kuchen de manzana, is a shortcrust tart filled with sliced apples, sugar, lemon, and cinnamon and topped with a dough lattice, a German inspired classic of southern Chile. It takes 60 minutes of preparation plus 50 minutes of baking and serves 6 people. The recipe arrived with the German settlers of the south and became a staple of afternoon once, helped by the wide variety of apples grown…

Versión en Español Chilean soda cracker cake is a no-bake dessert of crushed soda crackers layered with manjar, cream, walnuts, and jam, pressed into a mold and chilled until it sets. It takes 30 minutes of assembly plus 2 hours in the refrigerator and serves 6 people. It is one of the simplest sweets in the Chilean repertoire, since nothing is cooked and the whole thing comes down to stacking layers. The result is a…

Versión en Español Cachitos are crisp Chilean pastry horns made from a rich egg yolk and white wine dough, rolled around conical molds, baked, and then filled with manjar or pastry cream. They take 45 minutes of preparation plus 15 minutes in the oven and make 8 servings. They belong to the family of traditional Chilean sweets usually eaten during Fiestas Patrias, although they are made and shared at home in any season, finished with…