THROWBACK: My Brazo de Mercedes Obsession

My right hand has been experiencing fatigue the past few days. I get that involuntary twitching when I’m not doing anything. This was probably triggered by my sudden return to practicing calligraphy last weekend. 🙁 That, or I probably have arthritis! Haha, how sad. Anyway, since I can’t draw for now as I need to rest my hand (Wish I could be ambidextrous in a flash!), I’m sharing with you some throwback posts featuring my forever craving — brazo de mercedes (translation: Mercedes’ arm)!

Kate - brazo de mercedes
My far from perfect brazo de mercedes. I baked this with my mom and sister! 🙂

Our love for brazo de mercedes here in the Philippines comes from our Spanish influence. This rolled cake is made out of a meringue outer layer (made out of egg whites) with creamy yema filling (egg yolk + milk mixture).

Check out my very first post for Slice of K back in 2011 using MICROSOFT PAINT (yay! haha) and other random proofs of my obsession with the dessert. 🙂

Brazo de mercedes Slice of K
First K drawing in January 2011 using *drumroll* Microsoft Paint. Yay! 🙂         Thank you to my good friend Lorra for welcoming me to Tumblr!
Brazo de mercedes Slice of K
Remake of my K drawing in August 2013 🙂
Brazo de mercedes cupcake
Brazo de mercedes cupcake from J.Cuppacakes. 2014 card for Caro and 2 other friends celebrating their birthdays! 🙂
Brazo de mercedes macarons
My not-quite-perfect brazo de mercedes macarons in 2012 🙂
Brazo de mercedes
Random drawing in 2012, when I started to graduate from Microsoft Paint.
Brazo de Mercedes
Sunny side up fried egg meets Brazo de mercedes
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2013 Crispy Brazo de Mercedes fro-yo from Pancake House

Sadly, I couldn’t find a copy of my own version of brazo de mercedes cupcakes I baked in 2012 for Slice of K’s first anniversary. 😉