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How to Fold Macaron Batter with Real-Time Macaronage Video

Real-Time Macaronage Video Ever since I posted the video tutorial on How to Macaronage in 2 Minutes, I’ve been asked many times for a real-time video on the process so that viewers can gauge how long the whole process actually takes. Today, I’m posting this real-time video of my macaronage process complete with a countdown […]

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Reader’s Macaron Baking Questions and Messages

  From now on, reader questions that I receive in private will be answered here. Since I receive a lot of requests for personal help, I have decided to publish the questions and answers publicly so that others can benefit from it as well. Please take a look through these questions and the resources I […]

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What Causes Hollow Macaron Shells

Here are the top reasons why your French macarons are hollow and how to fix them. Some of these issues include meringue stiffness, folding technique, macaronage, incorrect baking temperature and oven problems.

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How to Make a Cute Macaron Box for Your Character Macarons (Template)

    Forever Searching for Cute Macaron Boxes I have been searching for years to find a suitable box for my character macarons. It’s only in the last little while that macaron boxes for regular round macarons have been easily accessible to the general public while there still seems to be a complete absence of […]

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How to Save Time, Money and Sanity While Making Macarons

Macaron making can be frustrating, brutal and at times impossible! I’ve listened as many have shared their macaron problems with me and a lot of these problems actually share a common theme so I wrote this post to help alleviate the toll that macaron baking may have taken on your wallet and sanity! Believe me, I had […]

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How to Make Perfect Meringue for Macarons

By popular request, here is a dedicated video and instructions for preparing the meringue in macaron baking. The meringue is perhaps the most important foundation for macarons so it’s important to make it properly. I’d venture to say that most of your macaron problems will come from a poorly prepared meringue. Make sure you are […]

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How to Age Egg Whites for Baking Macarons

What is Aged Egg Whites? A lot of macaron problems derive from a poor meringue so it’s very important to start baking with a strong and healthy one. “Aging” the egg whites is the first step in acheiving this. How to Age Egg Whites? To age egg whites, start by separating the whites from the […]

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Disco Dust Glitter Panda Bear Macarons at B’s Birthday Party (w/Template)

My bear macarons were invited to be part of the Panda fun at the first birthday party for MurDeFleur’s little princess. It was a fabulous purple, black and white panda themed party styled by ChicFete. It offered me a perfect opportunity to try out some of the new supplies I bought while in Chicago. Disco Dust was an item which was particularly hard […]

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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 […]

  Unicorn Collab with Christina’s Cupcakes This unicorn portrait inside a big unicorn macaron is a collaboration between me and one of my favorite creators, Christina’s cupcakes. I’m sure many of you already know of Christina’s beautiful work with gumpaste roses and gold frames, and you’ll recognize them in our collab. Let me tell you, […]

Canada 150 On Canada’s 150th birthday today, I’d like to pay a little tribute to this country which I’m lucky to call my home. (Read about my Canada150 Afternoon Tea experience here.)  I know you’re probably thinking why I didn’t post an accompanying photo of a maple leaf or other well-known images symbolic to the […]