Sans rival is a layered cake — crisp cashew meringue discs stacked with French buttercream, finished with more chopped cashews on top and sides. The name is French for “without rival,” which Filipinos who have grown up eating it will not dispute. The meringue layers are thin, crunchy at the edges, slightly chewy in the […]

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Brazo de Mercedes is a luxurious Filipino custard roll that balances cloudlike lightness with deep richness, made from a billowy meringue baked to a soft, golden exterior and wrapped gently around a thick, silky custard cooked from egg yolks, sugar, and condensed milk. Its origins trace back to Spanish colonial baking traditions, yet the flavor […]

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