▁C akes ▁ ▁Spain ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁ ▁In ▁Spain ▁and ▁various ▁countries ▁of ▁Latin ▁America , ▁the ▁word ▁tort a , ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁common ▁usage , ▁is ▁for ▁sweet ▁c akes ▁( t ort es ), ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁wed ding ▁or ▁birth day ▁c ake . ▁This ▁meaning ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁other ▁European ▁languages . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁Italian ▁tort a , ▁German ▁tor te ▁or ▁French ▁tar te . ▁In ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁sweet ▁c ake ▁is ▁normally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁past el , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Latin ▁America ▁with ▁this ▁meaning . ▁H ue vo ▁en ▁tort a ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁tort a ▁de ▁h ue vo ) ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁pas try ▁from ▁Sob rar be , ▁Arag on , ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Philippines ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁southern ▁Philippines , ▁in ▁Vis ay as ▁and ▁Mind ana o ▁tort a ▁is ▁generally ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁small ▁c akes . ▁It ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁m am ón ▁or ▁tort a ▁m am ón , ▁a ▁native ▁por ous ▁sp on ge ▁c ake ▁del ic acy ▁that ▁res emb les ▁a ▁large ▁cup ca ke ▁with ▁but ter , ▁sugar , ▁and / or ▁che ese ▁on ▁top , ▁tradition ally ▁served ▁with ▁s ik w ate ▁( a ▁thick , ▁hot ▁drink ▁made ▁of ▁ground ▁ro asted ▁c ac ao ▁se eds ) ▁for ▁afternoon ▁sn ack ▁or ▁mer i enda . ▁ ▁Europe ▁ ▁In