{"id":5933,"date":"2021-08-12T21:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2023-04-09T17:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T00:23:28","slug":"brazo-de-mercedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/brazo-de-mercedes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazo de Mercedes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brazo de Mercedes or Mercedes Arm is a classic Filipino dessert made of fluffy meringue and creamy yema filling. Give the recipe a try; it's easier to make than you think!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brazo de Mercedes is a jelly roll made with a pillowy meringue wrapped around a rich custard filling. Also called Mercedes' arm, this Filipino dessert dates back to Spanish colonial times when builders used egg whites for mortar and plaster, and household cooks turned egg yolks into various delicacies such as yema <\/a>to prevent waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This dessert has two components, the meringue, and the yema filling. It might seem like a highly complex recipe, but it's actually a pretty simple cake to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just read the tips and guidelines in the post, and you'll breeze through the process like a pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yema ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n