¡Hoy es miércoles melado! (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)
La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de febrero del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is February 16, 2022.)
El postre de la semana es: pastel de yuca. (The dessert of the week is: cassava cake.)
Pastel de yuca is a traditional Honduran dessert. The taste has been compared to pumpkin pie. Yuca translates to “cassava” or “manioc.” So, you may hear about pastel de yuca as “cassava cake” or “manioc cake.”
Los ingredientes del pastel de yuca son: (The ingredients of cassava cake are:)
| azúcar | (sugar) |
| canela | (cinnamon) |
| pimienta dulce | (allspice) |
| nuez moscada | (nutmeg) |
| sal | (salt) |
| yuca | (cassava / manioc) |
| huevos | (eggs) |
| leche de coco | (coconut milk) |
| leche evaporada | (evaporated milk) |
| café | (coffee) |
| mantequilla | (butter) |
| leche condensada | (condensed milk) |
| extracto de vainilla | (vanilla extract) |
Time to make our own pastel de yuca with this recipe. ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)
¡Que tengas un miércoles maravilloso! (May you have a marvelous Wednesday!)
L. A. Feliz