Sylvanas or Silvanas is a Filipino sans rival cookie sandwich made of meringue, crushed cashew and crushed biscuit. Try this easy recipe to enjoy with your family or to start a business.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: silvanas, sylvanas
Servings: 12
Calories: 403kcal
Author: Jenalyn Rose Forbes
Ingredients
6egg whites
½tspcream of tartar
¾cupgranulated sugar
1 ½cupcashewcrushed
1cupbutter
¾cupsugar
2tbspmilk
1cupbiscuitcrushed
Instructions
To make the meringue biscuit
Whip the egg whites using a hand mixer. Add the cream of tartar then mix again. Gradually add granulated sugar as you continue mixing until soft peaks form.
Pour the crushed cashew and fold it using a spatula. Transfer the meringue to a piping bag.
Place a parchment paper on the baking tray. Print out a guide you can follow to shape the biscuits. Put it in between the parchment paper and the baking tray. Pipe the meringue according to the shape of the guide. Use a spatula or spoon to flatten and to fix the shape.
Remove the guide. Then bake at 150C for 20 minutes and let it cool down.
To make the buttercream filling
Cream the butter and sugar using a spatula or handheld electric mixer until pale and creamy.,
Add the milk and mix again until well combined.
To assemble Sylvanas
Get a biscuit and fill it with buttercream. Make into a sandwich by adding another meringue. Then spread buttercream all over the meringue sandwich.
Roll each sandwich in crushed biscuits until they get covered completely.