Since it’s Christmas, I’m sure you’d agree with me that it’s appropriate to have macarons flavoured for the merry season. It’s been a while since I’ve designed a new flavour for my macarons, as I’ve been far too busy dreaming up other desserts [see previous posts for Tarts]. However as I prepare for our trip…
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Chestnut macarons
Chestnuts have a special place in my memories. From the great – chestnut cream layered sponge cake that was to be found at most birthday celebrations (mango is also a very popular option) – to the not so great – braised chicken with chestnuts. Well at least I remember not liking it so much because…
Chocolate chestnut mini cupcakes
J: mummy can I have a cupcake please? Me: ok (grabs one from the box and gives her one, and walks out of the kitchen) A few minutes later, J came to find me, J: mummy I’ve finished my 2 cupcakes !!! They were delicious! Me: I only gave you one, how did you get…
Blueberry macaron
Once again I delegated the task of choosing our next macaron flavour to J. ‘What colour macaron should we make this time?’ ‘er. Teal!’ ( that being my favourite colour) Hm how can I get this colour without buying the actual colour gel? A bit of blue and yellow should do the trick! Read my…
Blackcurrant macaron with grape jelly and chocolate ganache
We went up to the Matakana Farmers Market last weekend and tried some gorgeous local produce. I was really inspired by the produce and picked up some macadamia meal and grape gelly for my next macaron taste adventure. I made some simple variations to my basic macaron recipe: Macaron shells 90 g almond meal 60…
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