Saturday, September 10, 2011

Brazo de Mercedes

 


INGREDIENTS:
  • 12 eggs
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/2 bar butter
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla essence

 MATERIALS:
  • wax paper
  • tray
  • beater/standard mixer
  • large bowl

PROCEDURE:
Inner/Yellow Filling
1.  Combine all egg yolks, 1 can condensed milk and 1/2 butter in a saucepan then gently mix them together.
2.  Add vanilla essence and stir until it forms a paste like texture.
3.  Take out from heat and set aside to cool. 


White/Meringue
(Preheat oven to 200 degrees) 
1.  In a separate bowl, combine all egg whites and add 1 tsp. of cream of tartar. Beat the ingredients.
2.  Add the white sugar gradually while continuously beating.
3.  Prepare the tray and grease it with butter. Put the wax paper over the tray. Spread the meringue mixture over the wax paper.

4.  Bake for 15-20 minutes. Monitor from time to time as it may burn easily.

5.  Take out the tray from the oven.  
6.  Place a clean cookie tray on top of the wax paper and flip the meringue.  
7.  Gently peel off the wax paper.
6.  Spread the yellow filling evenly on top of the meringue.
 

7.  Then begin to gently roll the meringue from end to end.
 
 


*Please bear with these pictures guys... was my first attempt to bake this one...  *winks*

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