Brazo de Mercedes is a rolled meringue filled with lemon flavored custard and is no doubt one of my all-time favorite cakes. Just the thought of that rich custard filling and the melts-in-your-mouth soft meringue makes me salivate. Luckily i don't have to travel a thousand miles to the Philippines to grab one from Goldilocks bakeshop because here in Fremont, we have 2 branches less than 7 miles from our house.
But for the past few days I've been thinking about making my own brazo de mercedes. I searched online and stumbled upon a recipe from
panlasangpinoy.com that guarantees how easy it is to make. It only requires 6 ingredients which I already have in my pantry and with the step-by-step cooking video, i decided to give it a try. Here's my not-so-perfect end product:
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| Taste is perfect; appearance is a big FAIL 'coz my meringue did not rise. |
Obviously, i need to practice more. For that, i am calling this "brazo de carmela" hehehe But the taste? YuMmY...!
Give it a try, you might do better than me.
