French Macarons
With Valentines Day approaching I wanted to make French Macarons. Not only do they taste fantastic, but they are a beautiful treat. I love a good excuse to make a great looking and tasting dessert. The basic recipe that I followed came from here . I changed it up a bit though, to create the flavors that I wanted. The macarons are raspberry with a lemon cardamom butter cream filling. The flavors went together excellently! To make some of the macarons pop more I added some hot pink sugar sprinkles. These are such a girlie treat! Below is my butter cream recipe. Next week I'll post a picture how-to for making macarons with a few tips that I have learned. Here is my Lemon Cardamom butter cream recipe: -1/2 stick butter (4-5 Tablespoons) -1 Tablespoon grated lemon zest -1 (scant) teaspoon cardamom -3 Tablespoons milk -3 cups powdered sugar (yellow food coloring optional) Mix all ingredients together with a high speed mixer. Add yellow food coloring to your desire.