M is For Macarons
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| Image courtesy of Creative Abubot |
Have you tried a macaron? (yes, apparently that is the correct French spelling!) These
traditional french pastry treats are light, slightly crispy as well as chewy and can be filled with delicious, amazing fillings from buttercream to lemon curd to ganache.....yum!!
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| Image courtesy of Serious Eats |
They look amazing on a party table as they can be coloured to suit any theme and grouped in various shades they look simply divine. For a show stopping party table display, choose macarons in three colours from your party theme. Stack three decorative pedestal bowls on top of each other and fill each bowl with one colour of the macarons. These delicious pastries also look irresistible stacked in rows of different colours on a large platter, or in individual cupcake cases lined up on a cake stand.
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| Image courtesy of Nat Cake Artist |
For those of you who want to make your own macarons there are a lot of recipes out there. One of the best collections of macaron recipes I have found is at www.tartletteblog.com, Helene is a french pastry artist, stylist and food photographer and her blog is full of recipes and information, including a tutorial on making macarons. For those that don't want to wrangle with egg whites, whisks and baking trays you can order macarons here in NZ on line at www.jaimelesmacarons.co.nz. J'aime les Macarons are based in Christchurch but do deliver all over NZ and they also have local stockists who are listed on their website.
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| Image courtesy of J'aime les Macarons |
Apparently there is a vicious rumour circulating that macarons are set to take over from cupcakes as 'the' must have, sweet treat on your party table. Well, as much as I love these beautiful little pastries I have to say they would have equal footing on my next party table, with the ever reliable and adaptable cupcake. Besides, who says you have to choose?...
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