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The Best Swiss Meringue Buttercream for Macarons, Cakes and More

    A Pipeable and Fluffy Meringue Based Buttercream Today, I want to share this standard Swiss Meringue Buttercream with all of you since it is one of the best ways to prepare a meringue based frosting which is fluffy, stable, pipeable and most importantly, delicious tasting. As the name suggests, it’s part of the […]

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Lavender Earl Grey Easter Bunny Macarons (Template)

Lavender Earl Grey Macarons with that “Easter Speckle” I’ve always loved the speckled Easter egg effect on a macaron and after my Easter Egg macaron tutorial two years ago, I wanted to recreate this effect again but this time, the speckles would be embedded inside of the macaron instead of splattered on top with food […]

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Gender Reveal Surprise Macarons & Pacifier Macaron Template

UPDATED ON MARCH 5th, 2018, this post was originally published on April 28th, 2017. Gender Reveal Macarons with a Different Colored Inside I developed this special technique for making macarons with a different colored inside a few years ago for a special gender reveal party. On the outside, it looks a like a plain blackout […]

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Macaron Candle Making Class at Soigne Atelier in East Vancouver

Girl’s Day Out My Vancouver BFF arranged for us to do something fun together yesterday with just the two of us, which I really appreciated since life for her as a new mom is always hectic. For those of us who don’t have children, it means so much to be remembered by our friends who […]

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Delicate Lychee Rose Macarons in a Heart Shape (Template)

Exotic Fruit Macarons I’ve always wanted to make lychee-flavoured macarons. This exotic fruit from China has a hard, rough, pinkish-red shell. The bouncy, translucent flesh within is both sweet and sour. Its juiciness and fleshy composition is comparable to that of grapes. Every time I go back to Asia, I would make a conscious effort […]

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Valentine’s Day Macaron Projects & Templates

    Say I Love You with Valentine’s Day Macarons In one of my Daily Inspirations post for January, I talked about a semi-cringe-worthy Valentine’s Day card I chose specifically for my grade school crush. It’s so silly that it makes me laugh out loud every time I think about it. Oh, if only I […]

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Ultimate Guide to Making Christmas Macarons (Templates)

    ‘Tis the Season for Christmas Macarons Christmas is the best time of the year to be baking macarons as gifts and party favours. Imagine just how much your loved ones will appreciate the time and effort you spent creating such cute creations for them. In addition, the “WOW” factor of receiving these beautiful […]

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Baileys Irish Cream Gingerbread Man Macarons for the Winter Holidays (Template)

Note: This is part 2 of 2 of the recipes I shared on AM1470 with Deborah Moore on November 28th, 2017 Smooth and Creamy Filling After working on the recipe development for the boozy Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Macaron Recipe, I still had a decent amount of the delicious liqueur leftover so I decided to […]

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Baileys Chocolate Ganache Filled Gingerbread Dachshund Puppy Dog Macarons (Template)

  Note: This is part 1 of 2 recipes I shared on AM1470 with Deborah Moore on November 28th, 2017 What Pairs with Gingerbread? I’ve been planning feverishly for the holiday season since mid-November and I knew I wanted to create a new winter macaron flavour that would incorporate gingerbread spice macaron shells with some […]

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Baby Pooh Bear Macarons with Batman Halloween Costumes (Template)

  Baby Pooh Bear Macarons All Dressed Up For Halloween What will you be for Halloween this year? Everyone says that it’s the one day of the year when you can be whatever you want… so I’m not sure why in prior years I decided to be a panther, a bumble bee or even a […]

Lavender Earl Grey Easter Bunny Macarons (Template)

Lavender Earl Grey Macarons with that “Easter Speckle” I’ve always loved the speckled Easter egg effect on a macaron and after my Easter Egg macaron tutorial two years ago, I wanted to recreate this effect again but this time, the speckles would be embedded inside of the macaron instead of splattered on top with food […]

Scrumptious Salted Caramel Chocolate Macaron Recipe on the Radio

  Here is the recipe for the scrumptious salted caramel chocolate macarons I shared on Fairchild Radio’s Modern Deborah Show with Deborah Moore. Cantonese Macaron Recipe The segment was conducted mainly in Cantonese and some English because I can’t always be expected to recall the right Chinese words when I need it. Luckily, Deborah, who […]

Double Chocolate Bears with Tiny Jack-O-Lanterns (w/Template)

I don’t usually do much baking for Halloween since I like to jump straight into preparations for the Christmas holiday season once September comes around. I always find it interesting that so many people rejoice the return of the Fall season while I, on the other hand, find the season a bit meloncholy. Having to say goodbye to my […]

Afternoon Tea at the Laduree Tea Room Hong Kong

Many macaron lovers regard Laduree as THE ultimate benchmark for classic Parisian macarons. Sure, there are so many options nowadays like the innovative Pierre Herme or the elegant Maison du Chocolate but Laduree still seems to stand out as the industry leader. Perhaps its because of its unrivaled history and clever modern day marketing which marries […]