The Velvet Macaron

2011-03-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

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Macaron 52 Vanilla with Almond Buttercream

2010-08-17T20:03:00.010-07:00

Week 52 August 30

Macaron 52 Vanilla with Almond Buttercream

Macaron 51 Cinnamon with Peach Nutmeg Buttercream

2010-08-17T20:03:00.009-07:00

Week 51 August 23

Macaron 51 Cinnamon with Peach Nutmeg Buttercream

Macaron 50 Lime with Graham Cracker and Cream Cheese Filling

2010-08-17T20:03:00.008-07:00

Week 50 August 16

Macaron 50 Lime with Graham Cracker with Cream Cheese Filling

Macaron 49 Green Apple with Honey Buttercream

2010-08-17T19:59:00.004-07:00

Week 49 August 9

Macaron 49 Green Apple with Honey Buttercream

Macaron 48 Pineapple with Coconut Buttercream

2010-08-13T20:47:00.003-07:00

Week 48 August 2

Macaron 48 Pineapple with Coconut Buttercream

Macaron 47 Lavender with Lavender Buttercream

2010-08-13T20:42:00.004-07:00

Week 47 July 26

Macaron 47 Lavender with Lavender Buttercream

Macaron 46 Vanilla with Orange Buttercream

2010-07-25T17:15:00.004-07:00

July 19 Week 46
Macaron 46 Vanilla with Orange Buttercream

Macaron 45 Vanilla with Pineapple Buttercream

2010-07-11T18:40:00.002-07:00

Week 45 July 12

Macaron 45 Vanilla with Pineapple

Macaron 44 Chocolate with Cinnamon and Chipotle

2010-07-11T18:38:00.003-07:00

Week 44 July 5

Macaron 44 Chocolate with Cinnamon and Chipolte

Macaron 43 Green Tea with Strawberry Buttercream

2010-07-03T14:31:00.005-07:00

Week 43 June 28

Macaron 43 Green Tea with Strawberry Buttercream. One of my favorites for sure. The color is beautiful and the taste was perfect! I used artificial strawberry extract and I love its artificial taste! Nothing like a real strawberry but I still love it!

Macaron 42 Hazelnut with Brown Butter Buttercream

2010-07-03T14:27:00.004-07:00

Week 42 June 14

Macaron 42 Hazelnut with Brown Butter Buttercream. I can not get enough brown butter, and this mac is no exception! Yum

Macaron 41 Vanilla with Lime Vanilla Buttercream

2010-06-13T18:15:00.003-07:00

Week 41 June 14

Macaron 41 Vanilla with Lime Vanilla Buttercream, the quintessential summer flavor. Lime if one of the flavors I can get enough of!

Macaron 40 Mojito Macaron

2010-06-13T18:11:00.003-07:00

Week 40 June 7

Macaron 40 Mojito Champagne is my most favorite adult beverage, but the mojito is my second favorite. Meet the mojito macaron. Mint vanilla macaron with lime buttercream! Delish!

Macaron 39 Smoked Paprika with Goat Cheese

2010-05-31T19:05:00.003-07:00

Week 39 May 31

Macaron 39 Smoked Paprika with Goat Cheese. I realized the other day that I have not made a savory macaron. Smoked paprika is one of my most favorite flavors and goat cheese is undeniably my most favorite kind of cheese. So here it is, my first savory macaron.

Macaron 38 Vanilla Poppy Seed with Lemon Cream Cheese

2010-05-31T18:54:00.003-07:00

Week 38 May 24

Macaron 38 Vanilla Poppy Seed with Lemon Cream Cheese. My Lemon poppy seed loaf macaron version!

Macaron 37 Chocolate with Kumquat,Grand Marnier and Cream Cheese

2010-05-19T18:06:00.004-07:00

Week 37 May 17

Macaron 37 Chocolate macaron with kumquat juice, Grand Marnier and cream cheese. I know I have been on a chocolate kick for awhile, but I just bought these kumquats and I knew I had to use them. I made a syrup with sugar, kumquat, Grand Marnier and drizzled it over the cream cheese. Kumquats are my new favorite fruit.Tiny, sour and beautiful!

Macaron 36 Neopolitan

2010-05-10T20:29:00.003-07:00

Week 36 May 10

Macaron 36 Neapolitan. Chocolate macaron with cream cheese buttercream and strawberries. My own version of Neapolitan. Very pretty and very delicious.

Marcaron 35 May Day Macaron

2010-05-01T15:14:00.002-07:00

Week 35 May 2

Macaron 35, May Day Macaron. If had been more informed on food when I go married, I would of made macarons. 5 years later I have decided these would have been my may day marcaron. Chocolate with blackberry whipped cream with blackberry puree on top.

Macaron 34 Black Forrest Macaron

2010-04-25T18:33:00.008-07:00

Week 34 April 26

Macaron 34. I am not big on cherries with chocolate, but I made these as a gift. So made them and the were acutally not that bad. Pretty too!

Macaron 33 Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich

2010-04-19T13:51:00.003-07:00

Week 33 April 19

Macaron 33. Ice cream macaron sandwich. So I got an ice cream maker and I am ice cream crazy. I want to make a flavor a day. I figured why not make a macron ice cream sandwich. So here it is. Vanilla with meyer lemon ice cream. So good!

Macaron 32 Birthday Macaron

2010-04-11T19:38:00.004-07:00

Week 32 April 12

Macaron 32 Birthday Macaron. I had a party last week and made a birthday macarons. What kind? Well, vanilla that was dyed a lovely purple, with a bright teal vanilla buttercream and then the edges were rolled in silver sprinkle. They we wonderful. Marie Antionette would have wanted them at her party!

Macaron 31 Matcha with Vanilla Buttercream

2010-04-11T18:18:00.002-07:00

Week 31 April 5

Macaron 31 Matcha with Vanilla Buttercream. For quite some time I have wanted to bake with matcha powder. My chance finally came. I made two macaron flavors for my birthday. This green tea one was lovely, light green and filled with a beautiful teal vanilla buttercream. So nice.

Macaron 30 Coffee Macaron with Brown Butter Buttercream

2010-03-29T14:50:00.005-07:00

Week 30March 29

Macaron 30 Coffee with Brown Butter Buttercream. Usually when I make my macarons, I eat one give the rest away. Not with this batch. They are too good Seriously, I am going to give myself some sort of sugar shock, possibly. A favorite for sure. The coffee flavor is strong but sweet and the buttercream is enough to make my head explode. Too Good!!!!

Macaron 29 Lemon with Raspberry Cream Cheese Buttcream

2010-03-22T14:46:00.002-07:00

Week 29 March 22

Macaron 29 Lemon with raspberry cream cheese buttercream. So finally my time has come on Food 52. Contest of the week is almond macarons! I have been waiting a really long time for this. And another thing, I was told this week that my macarons taste like the real French ones. The best compliment I could ever be given. So this is the macaron I am going to submit!

Macaron 28 Pineapple with Vanilla Cream Cheese Buttercream

2010-03-22T14:39:00.002-07:00

Week 28 March 15

Macaron 28 Pineapple with Vanilla Cream Cheese Buttecream. I bought some new extracts and I just love them. Pineapple is such a strange sweet flavor so I though vanilla would be the most mild of flavors to go with it.

Macaron 27 Chocolate with Strawberry Buttercream

2010-03-08T13:32:00.003-08:00

Week 27 March 8

Macaon 27 Chocolate with Strawberry Buttercream. A classic if you ask me. Chocolate dyed purple with silver glitter. I know I am using the same buttercream from last week but I could not help it. So tasty.

Macaron 26 Lime with Strawberry Buttercream

2010-02-28T13:46:00.005-08:00

Week 26 March 1

Macaron 26 Lime with Strawberry Buttercream. This macaron was rather summerish but it sounded so good. I put about 2 teaspoons of lime zest in the batter and I was amazed how much lime taste came through. I also had some strawberry jam that I made to I mixed it in the buttercream. This was a tasty combination and I love the pink and green color.

Macaron 25 Blackberry with Meyer Lemon and Blackberry Buttercream

2010-02-23T17:43:00.005-08:00

Week 25 February 22
Macaron 25 Blackberry with Meyer Lemon and Blackberry Buttecream. I love the color of these so much. It's a little hard to tell but it's a really nice light blue, almost gray. I left the seeds in the macarons too. I love when raspberries and blackberries are not strained. I also love the idea of a tart blackberry balanced with a sweet meyer lemon. Plus the color contrast of a meyer with a blackberry is beautiful.

Macaron 24 Chocolate with White Chocolate and Toasted Coconut

2010-02-15T18:37:00.005-08:00

Week 24 Feburary 15

Macaron 24 Chocolate with white chocolate and toasted coconut buttercream. Sometimes in the night I will wake up and think about something I want to make or a new recipe to try out. Last night I woke up thinking about turquoise macarons. Usually when I make chocolate macarons I use cocoa powder, but today I used chocolate extract and dyed them this beautiful turquoise color. The coconut was a perfect fit, crunchy and looks so pretty with it.

Macaron 23 Chai with Caramel Cream and Mascarpone

2010-02-08T15:40:00.007-08:00

Week 24 February 8

Macaron 22 Chai with Caramel Cream and Mascarpone. I tried a new recipe today and the outcome was incredible. Renewed love and interest in them. I love to drink chai but eating chai is almost as good. They were perfect. I made a sweetened condensed milk caramel. This is condensed milk taken to entire new level. Sublime and then for a nice added touch, mascarpone. Nice and milk. These were perfect.

Macaron 22 Vanilla with Grapefruit Buttercream

2010-02-01T19:07:00.002-08:00

Week 22 February
Macaron 22 Vanilla with Grapefruit buttercream. Okay I know, I know, I said that last week would be the last vanilla. Well I lied, I just had to pair the vanilla with the grapefruit. My favorite fruit( well, one of them,) Now the pink on pink did not work, I grabbed the wrong dye color. But they were quite tasty.

Macaron 21 Vanilla Bean with Banana Caramel Buttercream

2010-01-24T18:17:00.004-08:00

Week 21 January 25

Macaron 21 Vanilla bean with banana caramel buttercream. I realize after making this macaron this one makes three weeks of vanilla. Last week, promise. Next week something new. I was in a Caribbean mood. Probably because I want a Caribbean vacation. I am cooking vicariously through my vacation dreams. I just adore the color of this one too. A perfect shade of yellow, which has slowly made its way in my heart as my favorite color. How did this happen?

Macaron 20 Vanilla with Orange Blossom Honey Buttercream

2010-01-18T20:05:00.004-08:00

Week 20 January 18

Macaron 20 Vanilla macaron with Orange Blossom Honey Buttercream. So today the middle of January felt like spring and in a moment of weakness I felt complelled to make a spring like macaron. I love this honey from Savannah Bee it smells strongly of orange blossom but the taste in mild. Delicious and perfect for a January spring day.

Macaron 19 Vanilla with Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

2010-01-11T17:26:00.003-08:00

Week 19 January 11

Macaron 19 Vanilla with Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream. The new vanilla and chocolate classic. If you thought chocolate buttercream was good, wait until you have had it with cream cheese. Cream cheese by the ways makes everything better, that and bacon of course!

Macaron 18 Red Velvet Macaron with Cream Cheese Buttercream

2010-01-03T13:45:00.006-08:00

Week 18 January 4

Macaron 18 Red Velvet Macaron with Cream Cheese Buttercream. Winter tastes like Red Velvet. It's dense and rich and the cream cheese brings it together. The red velvet macaron is wonderful just as good the cake. I think its the perfect substitute.

Macaron 17: Macaron For The New Year

2009-12-29T18:26:00.005-08:00

Week 17 December 28
Macaron 17. Raspberry Macaron with Champagne Mousse. A macaron fit for the new year. Like drinking chambord in champagne. I am really fascinated by the mousse. It is very very rich and has a slight alcoholic taste. Champagne is my favorite alcoholic beverage and how can you beat raspberries. The macaron color is also perfect! I love this macaron, a holiday must!

Macaron 16: Vanilla Bean and Balsamic Cream with Strawberry Balsamic Buttercream

2009-12-20T19:54:00.003-08:00

Week 16 December 21

Macaron 16 Vanilla Bean and Balsamic Cream with strawberry balsamic buttercream. A break from all the chocolaty treats this month. I wanted to slice a strawberry and add it to the middle but I did not have any so I decided to dust them with pretty gold dust. I love sparkle and I do love macarons so why not let them be friends. These treats are tangy and sweet and all around delicious.

Macaron 15 Chocolate with Mint Macarpone

2009-12-14T14:14:00.012-08:00

December 14 Week 15
Macaron 15 Chocolate with Mint Macarpone. If there is any time of the year that calls for an over abundant amount of chocolate, now is the time. I know last week was also chocolate, but I felt that since its the holiday and chocolate is the quintessential over indulgent treat why not over indulge. This is is like an Andes Mint. Creamy and minty and I just adore mascarpone. Quite delish and I like the colors together.

Macaron 14 Chocolate with Egg Nog Buttercream

2009-12-08T18:13:00.004-08:00

December 7 Week 14
Macaron 14 Chocolate macaron with Egg Nog Buttercream. Egg Nog is Christmas in a cup. I have to have it every year. Now, I have never had real egg nog ,just the good old grocery store kind. It is to good. So my thought, why not make a tasty chocolate macaron and make some creamy delicious egg nog buttercream. The outcome was just has wonderful as I had dreamed! Thus the first of the Holiday Macarons!

Macaron 13: Earl Grey with Lemon Curd Mascarpone

2009-11-30T19:27:00.004-08:00

November 30 Week 13
Macaron 13 Earl Grey with Lemon Curd Mascarpone. This is what love tastes like. Grey and yellow is one of my favorite color combinations. Since they are no rules for macarons I created this color and taste combination. Early Grey is my favorite tea and and I adore anything and everything lemon and grapefruit. By far one of my most favorite creations so far. I made the lemon curd from scratch and that was divine. Even warm, I sort of wanted to eat it like soup. I added some mascarpone which separted a little from the lemon. Dairy and lemon never mix well for me but, the filling was perfect, lemony mascarpone. Bliss.

Macaron 12: Chocolate with Lemon and Quince Buttercream

2009-11-22T19:09:00.004-08:00

November 23 Week 12

Macaron 12 Chocolate with Lemon and Quince Buttercream. This macaron is a little different. I purchased quince paste a while ago in a small Jerusalem grocery store and was just waiting to use it.The quince paste was sweet not tart and the color is beautiful. The lemon was an added after thought and worked quite well.

Macaron 11:Vanilla with Rose Buttecream

2009-11-15T20:14:00.005-08:00

November 16 Week 11

Macaron 11: Vanilla with Rose Buttercream. Well I have finally perfected the macaron. This is it. I could stop the blog that ,is how good this batch were. I have reached perfection and the giddiness that took over me was too much. I could not contain myself. Perfect. Good shiny tops, good feet, and no hollow middles. Perfect chewiness. I am in love. The rose water buttercream was a bit of heaven too. I used a new buttercream recipe and it was so smooth and just a small hint of rose lingered. Wonderful.

Macaron 10: Chocolate with Peanut Butter Cocoa Nib Buttercream

2009-11-09T17:04:00.007-08:00

November 9 Week 10

Macaron 10: Chocolate Macaron with Peanut Butter and Cocoa Nib Buttercream. I have been in such a chocolate mood this week, I felt that it was time for the chocolate macaron to make an appearance. Yesterday I had brunch at this restaurant and the waffle of the day was a plain waffle with spiced apples and peanut butter whipped cream. Yum. I have had my mind on peanut butter ever since. The nibs add a nice crunch to the buttercream and it's nice and light and delicious.

Macaron 9: Raspberry Macaron with Lime Curd Buttercream

2009-11-02T19:10:00.004-08:00

November 2 Week 9
Macaron 9 Raspberry macaron with lime curd buttecream. A nice burst of color, I love the pink and green contrast. They are the perfect girly macaron, but then again they all are? I used yet another recipe and I think I am happy with how they turned out. I did not have my piping bag so I hade to use a ziploc which did not do a great job. Oh well, they still tasted delish!

Macaron 8: Chocolate with Bacon Maple Buttecream

2009-10-26T17:05:00.008-07:00

October 26 Week 8

Macaron 8 Chocolate Macaron with Bacon Maple Buttercream. A new approach to the macaron. Inspired by the Vosges Bacon Chocolate Bar. It was delicious, like breakfast when the bacon touches your waffle. Sweet, salty and wonderful!

Macaron 7: Amaretto with Peach Amaretto Buttercream

2009-10-16T19:17:00.006-07:00

October 19 Week 7

Macaron 7: Amaretto with Peach Amaretto Buttercream. So I tried a new recipe this week and I am not going to lie, it did not turn out as well as I would have like. I felt like I was a complete failure, then I realized it is only week 7 and I still have 45 weeks left to perfect. What a relief. Now, the inside of the macarons turned out great. Crunchy and chewy,but I never got any feet. I dusted them with a little cinnamon and over all the taste was good, appearance not so great. We will try again next week!

Macaron 6: Little Black Macaron

2009-10-13T16:54:00.004-07:00

October 12 Week 6
Macaron 6: Little Black Macaron. Last week I delivered an order of chocolate macarons to Little Black Dress on Cherry Street. I chatted with the ever so delightful owner Kelly for a little and left inspired to make a signature macron for the store. What I came up with this, a chocolate macaron with sea salt sprinkled on top, and for the filling caramel buttercream with caramel drizzled inside and on top. A messy, but oh so delightful macaron. The salt was delicious and actually paired nicely with the chocolate and caramel. Soon to be classic I am sure. Other exciting news is that I am starting an Etsy page just for my macarons. They will never be more than a click away!!!

Macaron 5: Vanilla Bean with Cassis Buttercream

2009-10-04T17:41:00.002-07:00

October 5, Week 5

Macaron 5: Vanilla Bean with Cassis Buttercream. So I wanted to make a purple macaron, purple is so pretty in cookie form and I had some black currant puree and I love the macarons that have matching filling so I went for it. These were wonderful, the vanilla was subtle and the buttercream was sweet with a light taste of black currant. I think these are some of the prettiest so far. I know my pictures are not the best, but I think they are getting better!

Macaron 4: Orange with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

2009-09-27T18:40:00.005-07:00

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

2009-09-27T18:24:00.002-07:00

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

2009-09-25T20:22:00.003-07:00

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

2009-09-21T19:34:00.005-07:00

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

2009-09-21T14:35:00.047-07:00

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.

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