I made these cute Raspberry Sprinkle Macarons for two reasons. I wanted to try out my new electric pink food gel from @americolor and I wanted to make raspberry flavoured macarons.
I love how the electric pink food gel creates this pretty baby pink colour after they were baked. Some colours tend to fade after being baked. I only used two small drops of the food colour gel to achieve the colour.
These Raspberry Sprinkle Macarons are filled with a delicious raspberry buttercream and covered in cute sprinkles.
Did you know that once macarons are filled, they are best eaten after they have been in the refrigerator overnight? This is so that the macarons become more chewy and develop more flavour. I know it's hard to wait and not eat them.
Happy Baking xo
Raspberry Sprinkle Macarons
Ingredients
· 75 grams almond meal
· 1 cup icing sugar
· 2 egg whites
· 4 tablespoons caster sugar
· Food colouring (electric pink - Americolor)
Buttercream Filling
· 60 grams butter, softened
· 1 ½ cups icing sugar
· 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
· ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
· 5 frozen raspberries, thawed
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 130°C.
2. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
3. Sift almond meal and icing sugar together in a bowl.
4. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until dissolved. Add food colouring, beat until just combined.
5. Fold in half the almond mixture until just combined. Fold remaining mixture until the mixture is all combined and glossy (this may take a little bit of time). Remember to fold, not mix.
6. Spoon into a piping bag or a large snaplock bag. If using a snaplock bag, snip 1cm from a corner of the bag. Pipe round mixtures evenly onto the lined baking tray, allowing a bit of space between each piped macaron.
7. Tap the trays on the bench to remove air bubbles. Add sprinkles & set aside for 30 minutes to an hour, or until the tops of the macarons are dry and firm to touch.
8. Bake macarons one tray at a time for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops are firm. Cool on trays and carefully transfer to cooling rack.
Buttercream Filling
9. Cream softened butter with icing sugar until pale and fluffy. Add vanilla essence, raspberries and milk one tablespoon at a time. Continue adding milk until the desired texture of buttercream is achieved.
10. Pipe some buttercream on half of the macaron shells and sandwich with the remaining macarons. Set aside until the filling sets.
Tips
· Make sure the mixing bowl is completely dry when beating the egg whites. If there is water in the bowl the egg whites will NOT form a peak.
· To get evenly spaced macarons on a tray you can buy a template or make your own. I made my own by using baking paper and drawing circles evenly spaced out. I placed the template under the baking paper and piped my macarons onto the image. Remove the template after so that you can use it again.
· I turn the trays around at 10 minutes for a more even bake.
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