Career
She was an enterprising woman who perfected a recipe for mantecados, a traditional Spanish crumble cake often eaten at Christmas. Micaela"s husband often travelled from Estepa to Cordoba. She had the idea of trying to make mantecados that would last for the duration of his journey and succeeded in perfecting a recipe that allowed them to stay crisp on the outside but tender inside.
Micaela Ruiz Tellez died at 83 years of age in 1904.