12 Reviews of Que Que (Chilean Coffee Cake)

From: Chef #699853

On Dec 23, 2007

My grandmother used to make this cake. It's supposed to be made in a Bundt cake pan. I guess it doesn't matter as far as flavor is concerned but if you would like to make it the traditional way use the Bundt pan. In Chile this cake is eaten at tea time, which they call "Once" (pronounced own-seh) which translates to eleven. I'm not sure why it's called eleven since Once is eaten at 5-6:00 PM. Que Que and a cup of black tea go together very nicely. Thank you for the recipe.

From: Baby Kato

On Aug 8, 2006

Excellant, this delicious cake was just excellant, moist, light & fluffy, tender & flavourful. It reminded me of a very soft spongecake. I omitted the nuts because of my dh and used pure lemon extract & lemon rind. Thanks so much for sharing Nick's Mom.

From: Raeily

On Apr 8, 2007

I made this for a spanish class cultural presentation project. My parents ate it all! Mine took a little longer to cook than the 45 min. But it was awesome. Thanks!

From: Charmie777

On Jun 23, 2006

Nice dessert...like a pound cake, yet not as heavy...it was so good with powdered sugar on top. I used vanilla extract and orange zest.

From: NcMysteryShopper

On Jun 23, 2006

I added natural lemon extract to the batter at the end and was so glad I did! This cake really has a wonderful citrus aroma and taste. I used the orange zest option. I plan to make this one again. Thanks Nick's Mom!!!

From: stormylee

On Jul 13, 2006

A lovely simple cake with a great, dense and soft texture. Used lemon zest and also added 1/2 ts lemon extract in addition to vanilla. Mine took a bit longer to bake, closer to 55 minutes. Thanks for sharing!

From: tomsawyer

On Jan 23, 2008

I first found this recipe when creating a Chilean meal for my family for a Spanish project and they loved this dish especially. It is so easy to make that I now have made it over ten times! This is a great snack or dessert and I love the combination of citrus and pecans.

From: Chef musicqueen

On Sep 20, 2006

It was absolutley delicious!!!!

From: Azriel31

On Feb 12, 2008

This cake is delightful. I mixed the ingredients with an electric mixer, used a squirt of lemon juice b/c I had no lemon rind, and opted for the vanilla over the lemon extract since my husband dislikes citrus cakes. The batter was light and airy, similar to Cool Whip. This baked perfectly in 40 minutes, since I have a new oven. The texture of the finished product was fluffy, yet dense. Delicious, and goes nicely with tea. Thanks so much for posting!

From: MSZANZ

On Feb 24, 2008

My Girl Scout troop chose to share this recipe at an Thinking Day International Showcase. The visitors to our booth were generous with the compliments...especially the adults. I am not sure what they did while baking but the center sank really badly. It didn't much matter since we were cutting it into small pieces to share. The flavor and texture were great despite the valley in the middle. Thanks!