Is your sweet tooth looking for something new? Check out Pasay-based home bakery Sidney – she combines several Pinoy delicacies into different, cohesive desserts.

One of Sidney’s bestsellers is her brazo de mercedes cheesecake, an ingenious combination of a New York-style cheesecake with the elements of a traditional Filipino meringue custard roll on top.

She serves them in cake form and in bars – each cheesecake bar starts with a buttery graham crust, a creamy cheesecake base, a silky layer of brazo’s sweet, egg yolk-based custard, and finally, a generous dollop of torched meringue on top, dusted with powdered sugar.

As a whole, it’s a very creamy, soft dessert (the graham crust lends just a bit of crunch) that isn’t overly sweet; one that brazo fans may enjoy. Try eating it frozen, just like a frozen brazo de mercedes cake!

It costs P650 for the 8″ cake, P850 for the 9″, and P650 for a dozen of the bars.

Sidney also offers her take on the popular tres leches cake: the quezo de bola tres leches cake. It’s everything a tres leches is loved for – the sponge cake is soaked in 3 kinds of milk, resulting in a soft, super moist, milky cake that’s sweet and creamy. On top is a light cream and grated quezo de bola, which adds a very mild saltiness to the indulgent cake.

It costs P880 for the 8″ size, P600 for the 8×8 tray, and P380 for the loaf size.

Sidney also offers freshly-baked breads, rolls, cakes, brownies, cookies, and other pastries. The hub is located in Pasay City. To order, you can message Sidney on Instagram or via SMS at 09162215538. – Rappler.com