Moist Chocolate Cupcake Topped with Brazo de Mercedes.
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Ingredients of Moist Chocolate Cupcake Topped with Brazo de Mercedes
- It’s of For the cupcake, I just used a box of cake mix.
- Prepare of For the brazo de mercedes:.
- It’s of Meringue:.
- It’s 8 of egg whites.
- Prepare 1 tsp of cream of tartar.
- You need 1 cup of white sugar.
- Prepare 1-2 tsp of vanila extract.
- It’s of Custard:.
- You need 8 of egg yolks.
- It’s 1 can of condensed milk (300mL).
- It’s 300 mL of water.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of cornstarch.
- Prepare 1-2 tsp of vanilla extract.
Moist Chocolate Cupcake Topped with Brazo de Mercedes instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180C..
- First, we will do the brazo de mercedes. Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks..
- Using an electric mixer, beat tge egg whites at low to high speed. When the whites starts to form bubbles, add the cream of tartar..
- Mix it until it is doubled. Then gradually add the white sugar. Make sure that the sugar is dissolved and properly incorporated with the egg whites to prevent weeping..
- Mix it untill stiff and its consistency is good for pipping..
- Now, we move to the cupcake batter. Just follow the instruction from the cake box..
- Put 3oz cupcake liners on your cupcake pans. And get your small icecream scooper..
- Put one scoop each on the liners. Then put them in the oven for about 8-10mins..
- Get the cupcakes out from the oven, then start pipping the meringue on top. Make sure there's a hole in the middle because that's where the custard will be..
- After pipping the meringue on the top of the cupcake, put it inside the oven for about 10-15mins. It depends on how brown you want your meringue is..
- While the cupcakws are still in the oven. You can do the custard..
- First, pour the condensed milk on a pan..
- Then, fill the can of condensed milk with water..
- Add the cornstarch into the water then stir..
- Then, add the water and cornstarch mixture to the condensed milk..
- Mix it until well incorporated..
- Put it on the stove, and mix until it forms little bubbles..
- Gradually add the slightly beaten egg yolks. Don't pour ut all at once. Pour just about half then mix. And then pour the remaining half then mix it again..
- Mix it until it is thick or its consistency is good for pipping..
- Set aside the custard to cool..
- When the cupcakes are done and the custard are cooled, you can now pipe the custard on the hole in the middle of the meringue..
- Last but not the least, put some confectioner's sugar on top of the cupcake..
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