Brazo de Mercedes: Easy Filipino Chilled Dessert with Condensed Milk
Today’s recipe is a very special and delicious treat — Brazo de Mercedes, a traditional Filipino dessert that’s soft, creamy, and chilled.It features a delicate meringue rolled around a rich custard-like filling made with condensed milk, vanilla, and lemon zest. It’s super eas...
- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Cook
- 20 minutes
- Total
- 40 minutes min
- Yield
- 10 people
- Calories
- 220
Ingredients
Meringue
- 10 egg white
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- confectionary sugar
- oil
Filling
- 10 egg yolks
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon rind
Equipment Needed
- 1 Hand Mixer
- 1 Large tray 30x50cm
- baking paper
Instructions
Meringue
- Using two large bowls, separate the egg yolks from the whites.
- Add the cream of tartare to the egg whites.
- With a hand mixer beat the whites until it firms up and then gradually add the sugar.
- Keep beating until nice and glossy.
- Line a large tray 30x50cm with baking paper and brush it oil.
- Transfer the meringue and smooth it out into a nice even layer.
- Using a fork score the surface of the meringue.
- Bake at 170C | 338F for about 20 minutes.
- Once baked set aside to cool.
Filling
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and cook in bain-marie until thickens
- Sett aside to cool down.
Assembly
- Generously sprinkle the meringue with powdered sugar.
- Place a layer of baking paper on top and flip it over.
- Layer it with the yolk mixture leaving about 2 fingers from the edge.
- Carefully roll into a log.
- Slice and serve.