My friend
Leslie asked me "can you make me a brazo de mercedes cupcake?" And
I'm like "I didn't even know they exist” :D. So, I asked Mr. Google to
help me find this brazo de mercedes cupcakes. I found a couple of variations
but opted for the simplest one since this will be my first time to make a Brazo
de Mercedes lest in cupcakes form!
First
thing first, what is Brazo de Mercedes? Brazo de Mercedes is an all-time
favourite dessert in the Philippines that is made out of a thin soft sheet of
baked meringue, rolled like a Swiss Roll or Jelly Roll Cake, with a sweet and
creamy custard filling in the center.
Photo
credits to Raymund author of Ang Sarap Blog.
He also have a good recipe for this dessert.
Actually,
I started to test this yesterday and it ended up a disaster :P the meringue shrunk.
See? Poor thing. The meringue was over baked and the custard filling was still
soft. I placed a split roasted cashew nut on top just to prettify the over
baked meringue. I know, It didn’t helped :D.
My heart
sunk. I got intimidated with any meringue based desserts that’s why I
stayed away from them :D. Well, with the exception of SMBC and this one since Leslie
challenged me.
Luckily, one
of my sugar friend introduced me to Mommyluv's Kitchen who for me, bakes the perfect Brazo
de Mercedes cupcakes. And she was so sweet to reply on my query and gave tips.
And so, I
wake up this morning with the determination of making a successful brazo de
mercedes cupcakes. And this is how it looks now!
Your eyes are not playing any tricks on you, they're really not alike. This is because I was also experimenting on different
kinds of piping tips. In here I used: plain round tip, french tip and a
star
tip.
These
were baked 2 minutes longer and as you can see it’s not visually appealing
anymore. So, the right oven temperature and timing is the Key!
There’s
no other way to celebrate my little experiment/challenge but to enjoy savouring
this sweet dessert with an iced coffee.
Yumm!
Until
next time!
Donna
