Bakery, sweets and pastries in Spanish 🍰

spanishlandia:

This list is only 1% of all the desserts around the world. Some of them may be called or written differently in your country! Add more to the list as you like and tag the ones you’ve tasted 🥞

**There are also some key words which may help understanding.

  • Arroz con leche. Rice pudding
  • Baclava. Baklava
  • Barquillo. Wafer
  • Berlinesa. Berliner
  • Bizcocho. Sponge cake, lady finger
  • Bollo. Bread roll, hard roll, sweet bun, cupcake 
  • Bollo de leche, bollo suizo. Brioche
  • Bollo de piña. Pineapple bun
  • Brazo de gitano. Swiss roll
  • Bretzel, pretzel. Pretzel
  • CanelĂ©. CanelĂ©
  • Carquiñol, biscote. Biscotti, cantuccini
  • Churro. Churro
  • Coca. “Coca” or cake*
  • Conejito. Similar to Berliner
  • Crepe. CrĂŞpe
  • Cruasán. Croissant
  • Cuerno de crema, canutillo, caracola. Cream horn
  • Dulce de leche, cajeta. Soft toffee, caramel, condensed milk candy
  • Empanada. “Empanada” which is a stuffed pastry
  • Ensaimada. Coiled puffed pastry
  • EstrĂşdel. Strudel
  • Genovesa. Genoise
  • Gofre, wafle, waffle. Waffle
  • Guirlache. Almond brittle
  • Hojaldre. Puff pastry
  • Islas flotantes. Floating island
  • Lengua de gato, bizcocho de soletilla. Ladyfingers
  • MacarrĂłn. Macaron
  • Manjar blanco. Similar to blancmange
  • Mantecada. Flat muffin
  • Masa quebrada. Shortcrust pastry
  • Mazamorra. Mazamorra
  • Mazapán. Marzipan
  • Miguelitos. Soft puff pastry with a creamy custard-like filling
  • Milhojas. Mille-feuille, vanilla slice, custard slice, Napoleon
  • Nata. Cream
  • Nata montada. Whipped cream
  • Natilla. Custard
  • Neula. Straw-shaped wafer
  • Palmera. Palmier, palm leaf
  • Pan. Bread 
  • Pan dulce. Sweet bread
  • Panela. Panela
  • Panqueque, tortita. Pancake
  • Pastafrola. Pastafrola
  • Pastel. Cake or pie
  • Pastel de Arequipe. A type of turnover
  • Pastel de BelĂ©m o pastel de nata. Portuguese egg tart pastry
  • Pastel de cereza. Cherry pie
  • Pastel de Luna. Mooncake
  • Pastel de pecanas. Pecan pie
  • Pedos de monja. Small egg and flour biscuits
  • PicarĂłn. Picaron
  • Pionono. “Pionono”, rolled sweet pastry
  • PolvorĂłn. “PolvorĂłn”, crumbly shortbread
  • PralinĂ©. Praline
  • Profiterol. Profiterole
  • Quesito. Cheese-filled pastry twist
  • Rollo de canela, espiral de canela. Cinnamon roll
  • Rosquillas de Santa Clara. Anise and meringue donut
  • Tarta. Pie or cake
  • Tarta de manzana, pastel de manzana. Apple pie
  • Tarte Tatin. Tarte Tatin
  • Torpil, pastel torpedo. Torpedo dessert
  • Torta. Cake or pie
  • Tortel. Whipped cream-filled pastry
  • TurrĂłn. Turron, nougat candy

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