¡Hoy es miércoles melado! (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)
La fecha es el trece (13) de abril del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is April 13, 2022.)
El postre de la semana es: chajá. (The dessert of the week is: chajá.)
Chajá is the name of an Uruguayan bird. Their feathers make them appear very large, but they actually have very small bodies. A similar structure applies to the dessert that was named after the bird. While chajá looks very heavy and overwhelming with its layers of sponge cake, whipped cream, meringue, peaches, and dulce de leche, it’s actually very light.
Los ingredientes del chajá son: (The ingredients of chajá are:)
| claras de huevo | (egg whites) |
| cremor tártaro | (cream of tartar) |
| azúcar | (sugar) |
| sal | (salt) |
| extracto de vainilla / esencia de vainilla | (vanilla extract) |
| duraznos / melocotones | (peaches) |
| crema | (whipping cream) |
| bizcochuelo / bizcocho | (sponge cake) |
| dulce de leche | (dulce de leche) |
Let’s get busy with our chajá layers with this recipe. ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)
¡Que tengas un miércoles magnífico! (May you have a magnificent Wednesday!)
L. A. Feliz