Según el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española, pastel, tarta o torta es una «masa de harina y manteca, cocida al horno, en el que ordinariamente se envuelve crema o dulce, y a veces fruta, pescado o carne». En los viejos libros de cocina española el nombre de pastel se aplica solamente a aquel que tiene la masa de hojaldre; si es de otro modo (generalmente con masa semejante a la del pan y relleno salado), se llama empanada, y en algunos, «empanada a la inglesa». Según el tamaño, se distinguía entre el pastelillo (pequeño), el pastel (individual) y el pastelón (para varias personas); todavía se utilizan estas denominaciones en viejas pastelerías españolas.

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(Not to be confused with cookie.) Cake is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In its oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads but now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate and share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards and pies. Typical cake ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil, a liquid, and leavening agents, such as baking soda and/or baking powder. Common additional ingredients and flavourings include dried, candied or fresh fruit, nuts, cocoa, and extracts such as vanilla, with numerous substitutions for the primary ingredients. Cakes can also be filled with fruit preserves or dessert sauces (like pastry cream), iced with buttercream or other icings, and decorated with marzipan, piped borders, or candied fruit. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions, for example weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur cook may bake a cake.

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