Macaron 4: Orange with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

September 28, Week 4

Macaron 4: Orange with bittersweet Chocolate Ganache. I am tired of chocolate and brown colored macarons. I need some color, so I made these beautiful orange colored and flavored one. I ground the almond flour to an espresso fine powdered and then sifted it. Now the flour is like angel dust. This developed nice feet but it seems that maybe the orange extract made them hollow inside. This batch was really, really fragile. I used a different recipe, that I will not be trying again. The ganache is really good. I have been just eating that alone. Nice and milky not all the way smooth, there are little bits of chocolate bits that are delicious!

Macaron 3:Chocolate with Blood Orange Buttercream

September 21, Week 3

Macaron 3: Chocolate with blood orange buttercream. Its like its a chocolate orange. A perfect combination. Not going to lie, I cooked them a little to long, so they were crunchy, but I paired them with some Pot de Cremes so it worked as a cookie biscuit.

Macaron 2: Espresso with Espresso Buttercream

September 14, Week 2

Macaron 2: Absolutely delectable, chewy and soft and crunchy. I used instant espresso powder and for the buttercream a little coffee extract from Nielson Massey. Good not bitter. A great base recipe.

Macaron 1: Cinnamon with Pumpkin Cream

September 14, Week 1
Macaron 1: Cinnamon with Pumpkin Cream

The most perfect fall macaron. A nice spicy cinnamon macaron with the most delicious pumpkin cream. The cream is laced with cloves and there is a little cream cheese mixed in. It is a little bit more runny than a buttercream and when sandwiched is drips just a little making it a lovely chewy and crunchy sandwich.

A Year of Macarons

What started out as just an item to bake, has now turned into a life long ,love obsession. This is a blog devoted to my macaron obession. 52 macarons, 52 weeks to perfect them and become the Macaron Queen.

1. Week 1 September 7: Cinnamon with Pumpkin Cream
2. Week 2 September 14: Mocha with Espresso Buttercream
3. Week 3 September 21: Chocolate with Blood Orange Buttercream
4. Week 4 September 28: Orange with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache
5. Week 5 October 5: Vanilla Bean with Cassis Buttercream
6. Week 6 October 12: Little Black Macaron
7. Week 7 October 19: Amaretto with Peach Amaretto Buttercream
8. Week 8 October 26: Chocolate with Bacon Maple Buttercream
9. Week 9 November 2: Raspberry with Lime Curd Buttercream
10. Week 10 November 9 Chocolate with Peanuter Butter Cocoat Nib Buttercream
11. Week 11 November 16 Vanilla with Rose Water Buttercream
12. Week 12 November 23 Chocolate with Lemon, Quince Buttercream
13. Week 13 November 30 Earl Grey with Lemon Curd Mascarpone
14. Week 14 December 7 Chocolate with Egg Nog Buttercream
15. Week 15 December 14 Chocolate with Mint Macarpone
16. Week 16 December 21 Vanilla Bean and Balsamic Cream with Strawberry Balsamic Buttercream
17. Week 17 December 28 Raspberry with Champagne Mousse
18. Week 18 January 4 Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Buttercream
19. Week 19 January 11 Vanilla with Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream
20. Week 20 January 18 Vanilla with Orange Blossom Honey Buttercream
21. Week 21 January 24 Vanilla Bean with Banana Caramel Buttecream
22. Week 22 February 1 Vanilla with Grapefruit Buttercream
23. Week 23 February 8 Chai with Caramel Cream and Mascarpone
24. Week 24 February 15 Chocolate with Toasted Coconut Buttercream
25. Week 25 February 22 Blackberry with Blackberry and Meyer Lemon Buttercream
26. Week 26 March 1 Lime with Strawberry Buttercream
27. Week 27 March 8 Chocolate with Strawberry Buttercream
28. Week 28 March 15 Pineapple with Vanilla Cream Cheese Buttercream
29. Week 29 March 22 Lemon with Rasperry Cream Cheese Buttercream
30. Week 30 March 29 Coffee with Brown Butter Buttercream
31. Week 31 April 5 Matcha with Vanilla Buttercream
32. Week 32 April 12 Birthday Macaron!
33. Week 33 April19 Ice Cream Macaron Sandwich
34. Week 34 April 26 Black Forest Macaron
35. Week 35 May 1 May Day Macaron
36. Week 36 May 10 Neopolitan Macaron
37. Week 37 May 17 Chocolate with Kumquat and Grand Marnier with Cream Cheese
38. Week 38 May 24 Vanilla Poppy Seed with Lemon Cream Cheese
39. Week 39 May 31 Savory Smoked Paprika with Goat Cheese
40. Week 40 June 7 Mojito Macaron
41. Week 41 June 14 Vanilla with Vanilla Lime Buttercream
42. Week 42 June 21 Hazelnut with Brown Butter Buttercream
43. Week 43 June 28 Green Tea with Strawberry Buttercream
44. Week 44 July 5 Chocolate with Cinnamon and Chipolte
45. Week 45 July 12 Vanilla with Pineapple Buttercream
46. Week 46 July 19 Vanilla with Orange Buttercream
47. Week 47 July 26 Lavender with Lavender Buttercream
48. Week 48 August 2 Pineapple with Coconut Buttercream
49. Week 49 August 9 Green Apple with Honey Buttercream
50. Week 50 August 16 Lime with Graham and Cream Cheese Filling
51. Week 51 August 23 Cinnamon with Peach Nutmeg
52. Week 52 August 30 Vanilla with Almond Buttercream