Everybody who knew me knows how I love desserts and Brazo de Mercedes is one of my favorite. It’s already been years since I planned to bake one for us. But never put my hands on it until last week. While researching for a good recipe, I ran through a Frozen Brazo de Mercedes recipe from Yummy. Why not do this instead. Dino likes this better than the classic Brazo de Mercedes. So the baking begins. 🙂
Ingredients – for the crust:
- 1 pack Crushed Graham
- 1 stick Butter (melted)
- Sugar
for the custard:
- 1 can Condensed Milk
- 6 Egg Yolks
- Cornstarch diluted in water
- Lemon Flabouring
for the Merigue:
- 6 Egg Whites
- 1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- Confectioner Sugar for dusting
- a tub of Vanilla Ice Cream (you may also opt to use other flavor)
How to:
- Prepare crust by mixing all ingredients together and press down onto baking dish; set aside
- Prepare the custard by whisking egg yolk and condensed milk
- Cook in a saucepan stirring constantly
- Pour in diluted cornstarch while stirring
- Add in Lemon Flavor; set aside to cool
- Prepare the Meringue next by beating the egg whites with the cream of tartar until frothy
- Gradually add the sugar until stiff peaks form
- Pour the mixture into wax paper lined pan and bake at 150 degrees Celcius for 30 minutes (brush wax paper with butter)
- Turn the baked maringue on another wax paper dusted with confectioner sugar
- Pour cooled custard onto Graham crust
- Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream to create another layer
- Last, top the layers with Meringue (Brown side up)
- Freeze again and enjoy with your loved ones – YUMMY!!
Another reason why this dessert came out really good…
