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I thought I would share an easy, fun and quick way to make your macarons look pretty, just like the ones you buy at the cafes and stores. All you need to do is melt some chocolate and place it into a piping bag or snaplock bag.  Snip a very small section of the end and pipe over the macarons and add sprinkles.  It's that easy and the macarons look so cute and pretty. These Dark Chocolate Ganache Macarons are so delicious as the are filled with a chocolate ganache centre and topped with some chocolate and cute sprinkles. When you bite into it, you get the crispy shell, followed by the chewy centre. The hardest thing is to leave the macarons to mature overnight in the refrigerator before eating them.  I couldn't wait and I had to try one and it was delicious. Hope you get a chance to try out this fun technique to make your macarons look divine. Happy Baking xo Dark Chocolate Ganache Macarons Ingredients · 75 grams almond meal · 1 cup icing sug...

The last week of this famous cities collaboration with Taryn @life_and_sprinkles and Rebecca @rosesandwhiskers takes me to one of my favourite cities, Tokyo. Japan is one of the most amazing countries I've had the pleasure of visiting, twice.  I have only been able to explore Tokyo but would love to see the rest of Japan one day.  There's so much culture, both new and old.  The people are so friendly and the food is amazing. I decided to make something matcha flavoured as Tokyo is very well known for their green tea.  Not to forget that the Japanese love cute things too.  I incorporated the matcha flavour and cuteness into Keroppi macarons. These Matcha Keroppi Macarons are not only cute but they are filled with a matcha flavoured white chocolate ganache.  They will definitely become a favourite with it's cuteness. I hope you get a chance to visit Tokyo one day too. Happy Baking xo Matcha Keroppi Macarons Ingredients · 75 grams almond...

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...

This week's exciting destination for the famous cities collaboration with Taryn @life_and_sprinkles and Rebecca @rosesandwhiskers is Paris, the city of love. I decided to pick Paris as it's one of the famous cities I would love to visit one day.  Not only do I want to see the beautiful landscape but I'm dying to try all the divine desserts that Paris has to offer. When I think of Paris, there are so many delicious desserts that come to mind.  I decided to make eclairs as it's one of the iconic pastries known to Paris. These Chocolate Eclairs are not only delicious but cute as they are mini eclairs.  They are made from choux pastry and filled with a creamy creme patisserie and coated in dark chocolate and sprinkles. Hope you have been lucky enough to visit Paris. Happy Baking xo Chocolate Eclairs Ingredients Choux Pastry · 80 grams butter · 250 ml water · 150 grams plain flour · 3 eggs Crème Patisserie (filling) ·...

These macarons were made as a special birthday treat for someone that loves a good game of tennis. These Tennis Ball Macarons are fun to make as a gift or for a themed birthday party.  Not only are they cute to make but they are filled with either a delicious white chocolate ganache or dark chocolate ganache. I piped two lines using royal icing on the top shell of the macarons so they look like tennis balls.  Alternatively you can use melted white chocolate to achieve the same thing. *Please note that the royal icing recipe makes a lot of icing.  The icing can be used for decorating cookies or be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week if stored correctly. Happy Baking xo Tennis Ball Macarons Ingredients · 75 grams almond meal · 1 cup icing sugar · 2 egg whites · 4 tablespoons caster sugar · Food colouring (leaf green - americolor) White Chocolate Ganache · 90 grams white chocolate · 2 tablespoons thickened cr...

I wanted to share an easy and fun way to dress up your macarons for Easter.  Adding sprinkles to macarons before baking only works with the lighter sprinkles as the heavier ones can sink when baked.   These Springtime Macarons are fun to make. All you need to do is drizzle white chocolate over the macaron shells and add sprinkles to make them look pretty.  The filling is super easy too.  Add crushed Oreos to some Nutella and you have your delicious filling for the macarons. I hope you get a chance to try these quick techniques. Happy Baking xo Springtime Macarons Ingredients · 75 grams almond meal · 1 cup icing sugar · 2 egg whites · 4 tablespoons caster sugar · Food colouring (deep pink - americolor) Filling/Decorations · Nutella · Oreo biscuits · White Chocolate · Sprinkles Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 130C. 2. Line two baking trays with baking paper. 3. Sift alm...

With Easter just around the corner, I thought I would make some baby chick macarons. These Easter Baby Chick Macarons are so cute and fun to make.  Especially adding the features using melted chocolate and some royal icing. I used royal icing which I had leftover from another bake.  Below is a simple icing mixture that does not require egg whites but if you wanted to you could make the royal icing (refer to the Donut recipe) These chick macarons are filled with a delicious white chocolate ganache and they also make an adorable gift for family and friends. Happy Baking xo Easter Baby Chick Macarons Ingredients · 75 grams almond meal · 1 cup icing sugar · 2 egg whites · 4 tablespoons caster sugar · Food colouring (lemon yellow - americolor) White Chocolate Ganache · 90 grams white chocolate · 2 tablespoons thickened cream Decorations · ½ cup icing sugar · 1-2 teaspoons water · Food colou...

I wanted to share with you all my adventure in the making of macarons using the Italian method. For a while now I wanted to try the Italian method.  The Italian method involves making a sugar syrup before adding it to the egg whites.  This method produces a more stable meringue.  I have been quite lucky with the making of French macarons and have not had too many disasters.  Unfortunately, the Italian method has not been kind to me.  I had to make the sugar syrup twice and in the end the macarons still did not turn out.  I was quite sad and instead I went back to the French method. Using the French method, my macarons always have feet.  The only two things that sometimes occurs is that some macarons can be hallow and the bottoms are slightly sticky.   For this recipe, I increased the temperature and reduced the baking time and the results were good.  No more sticky bottoms. These White Chocolate Sprinkle Macarons ar...