Brazo de Mercedes a Creme-filled Log Cake, made of Meringue rolls filled with golden yellow custard filling.
Estimated cooking time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Brazo de Mercedes Ingredients:
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Filling:
- 5 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 8 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup finely ground and toasted cashew nuts
- 10 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Brazo de Mercedes Cooking Instructions:
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Filling:
- In a saucepan, simmer milk over low heat until reduced to 2 cups. Add sugar, butter, and vanilla extract, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
- Beat egg yolks in mixing bowl. Add a little of the milk to the egg yolks, stir, then gradually add mixture by spoonfuls back into the saucepan, beating constantly. Stir well to avoid curdling.
- Add cashew nuts and continue cooking entire mixture over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture has the consistency of a paste. Set aside.
Meringue:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating continuously. Stir in vanilla.
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper greased with butter and spread meringue on top. Bake until brown.
- Spread filling evenly on top of meringue and roll into a log.
- Brush with butter and brown again in oven.
Tags:
desserts,
sweets
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