ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈʌðɚ vˈɜːʒənz, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌvðə kˈeɪk wʊd biː ðə fjˈuːʒən ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ ænd spˈænɪʃ bˈeɪkɚɹiz, æz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnts ʌv kəlˈoʊnɪəl mˌɑːntɪvɪdˈeɪoʊ baɪ ˌɪsɪdˈoːɹoʊ də mˈæɹiə ænd ðə dʒˌiːnɪˈælˈɑːdʒɪkəl stˈʌdiz ʌv hwˈɑːn ɐlɪdʒˈændɹoʊ ɐpˈɑːlənt ænd ɹɪkˈɑːɹdoʊ ɡˈoʊldɐɹəsnə.
According to other versions, however, the origin of the cake would be the fusion of French and Spanish bakeries, as evidenced by the accounts of colonial Montevideo by Isidoro de María and the genealogical studies of Juan Alejandro Apolant and Ricardo Goldaracena.