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 […]
What Causes Hollow Macaron Shells
The Trouble with Hollow Macarons When most bakers begin baking macarons, they are most likely trying to overcome common hurdles like cracked tops and bumpy shells. As a result, they tend to covet smooth non-cracked shells and frilly macaron feet above all else. But as their macarons start looking better (on the outside anyways), they […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Age Egg Whites for Baking Macarons
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 […]
Big Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe
After last year’s Big Macaron Cake debacle, I was a little hesitant to bake big macarons again. However, I decided, it’s another year and I should tackle this baby one more time to see how my macaron baking skills have improved within the last year. I’m happy to report that the big macarons baked beautifully […]
Proper Macaron Batter Consistency after Piping
Gauging the proper consistency of the batter is one of the most crucial elements in macaron making. If you make macarons enough times, you’ll find that there are already clues in your batter which will predict whether or not your macarons will develop nicely once they are baked. One of these stages is the oft […]
