cake translation

Question

I grew up learning Cuban Spanish second to English, but I could swear my mom always called cake "cake" or something that sounded very similar in Spanish and was probably borrowed from English (like beisbol for baseball). It's possible she might have used the word torta at some point, but definitely not pastel which was reserved for pie. Anyone familiar with a word for cake in Spanish that sounds very similar to the English word or was she simply using the English word for anything made out of a Duncan Hines box or the likes'

Answer 1

Queque is certainly used in Central America especially Honduras.Pastel and Torta are other options.Panqueque is used for pancake as in Costa Rica. "Cake", I have heard used in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean as well as Panama.

Answer 2

I have heard this (queque) used in Cuba and with Cuban friends in Florida. I have never seen it written anywhere. Delores

Answer 3

i think queque..we use to say queque in chile

Answer 4

Well, pancake is panqueque, so I suppose someone could say queque for cake. In fact, I think I've heard that used, but I don't remember where (Costa Rica').