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Cake Bake & Sweets Show in Melbourne!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Zaneta in Macarons No Comments

Bonjour all you sweet tooths! Cake Bake & Sweets Show is coming to Melbourne, Australia–proclaimed as the country’s biggest event for everything baking and cake decorating. (Sorry to our international subscribers! where most of you probably won’t be able to attend).

If you happen to be in the right place (Melbourne, Aus.) at the right time (3-5 October, 2014) then be sure to check yourself in. It’s a three-day live event devoted to the world of baking and the art of cake decorating, and other ‘sweet tooth’ wisdom including baking classes and more.

Prepare to meet and learn from international and Australian baking superstars, celebrity bakers creating tantalising sweet temptations and even macarons! With a lineup including Adriano Zumbo, Anna Polyviou and Pierrick Boyer.

Apparently, one of the attractions will be a wedding chapel made of cake! A life-size wedding chapel? It will be constructed at the show, ready for a REAL WEDDING on Friday afternoon, for one very lucky couple. It probably won’t be George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, but you never know.

The Queen of Chocolate (Kirsten Tibballs), will be attempting a Guinness World Record at the show–together with her crew they’ll be creating the World’s Largest Chocolate Flower Bouquet. They have already spent over 900 hours work creating individual petals and flowers – good luck guys and gals!

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I don’t know about you, but it all sounds exciting!

I wonder what Adriano Zumbo will surprise us with. His Facebook pages says that team Zumbo will be at stand C20 for an abundance of sweet treats including Zumbarons, chocolates, pastries, tarts, verrines, brownies and ICE CREAM. Sounds great!

If you happen to be in Melbourne and have a little sugar crafter in you then be sure to be there!

Learn more info about the Cake Bake & Sweets Show here: http://www.cakebakeandsweets.com/melbourne/

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Paris to Provence - Melbourne’s most anticipated yearly French festival!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Zaneta in French Macarons, Macarons No Comments

You can smell, touch and taste all that embodies France at this year’s Paris to Provence French festival.

This fantastic festival is spread across three days (Friday to Sunday, 22-24 November), you can be immersed in the French culture, food and wine, festivities & activities to keep you both mesmerised and entertained.

Entertainment includes croissant tossing, escargot race and the much anticipated Notre Dame puzzles. Of course, a French festival wouldn’t be complete without the glorious macaron so expect some macarons there and even macaron classes.

Anything else? Ouie, ouie!

French property and travel seminars, Pommery champagne tastings, masterclasses and Celebrity French Chefs - it sure sounds exciting!

Also featuring live music, children’s interactive workshops and activities, cultural demonstrations, giveaways including flights to France, roaming performers, curated French open air market… what can I say? it’s a must attend if you’re lucky enough to be there!

You can purchase tickets here.
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November 22nd - 24th 2013 - Como House and Garden - South Yarra - Melbourne - Australia

Fri 22nd 12-8pm, Sat 23rd 10-6pm, Sun 24th 10-4pm

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Quick tips for beautiful macarons!

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Zaneta in Macarons No Comments

There is no shape or order to today’s post but hopefully it’s filled with lots of useful tips. If you haven’t invested in The Macaron Master yet then do that without delay! For the rest of you, these tips are designed to help you perfect the macaron by helping you understand the science behind the process of making macarons. Hope you enjoy it!

Add cream-of-tartar to egg white foams to stabilize the beaten whites.
The presence of sugar in egg white raises its coagulation temperature, giving the mixture more time to rise before it sets. If your macaron shells tend to rise too high try reducing the sugar a little but not too much as that could throw the recipe off balance!
Don’t add sugar to the egg white until the whites are at soft peak stage, and not later.
Add sugar slowly allowing it to dissolve between additions.
Older egg white whips faster. So does egg white in a cold utensil.
Beat the egg white at medium-high speed for a foam with small bubbles.
Always whip egg white with no trace of yolk, which contains foam-inhibiting fat. Remember, fat collapses the egg white foam.
Keep your hands ‘squeaky clean’ so no grease, oil or moisture gets in contact with the egg white.
Egg white whips better in a copper bowl, which prevents them from over beating.
If your macaron shells look dry and dull then reduce the whipping time. Once the whites have been beaten to stiff peak stage, they quickly become over-beaten.
As soon as egg white is combined with sugar it becomes a meringue. The more sugar you add the harder the meringue will be.

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The Macaron Master Recipe | Student From Australia!

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Zaneta in Uncategorized No Comments

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Best Egg Whites For Macarons!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Zaneta in Macaron Tips, Macarons No Comments

Do you really need to age egg whites for macarons? What egg whites are best for macarons? So, you want to make macarons and you have heard the macaron needs only four basic ingredients:

caster sugar
confectioners sugar
almond flour (almond meal)
egg white

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Only four ingredients or three if you want to get really technical so what can go wrong. Yet, many bakers and even experienced patisserie masters get flops or macawrongs instead of macarons! What seems to be the problem? Macaron success starts with quality ingredients. Today, I want to hopefully give you some tips on the egg white. After all, being able to work with, whip and combine the egg white is important.

So, let’s answer the first question for you very quickly. Do you really need to age egg whites for macarons? Well, no. Our macarons recipe covers a fantastic way that helps you ‘age’ the egg white much, much faster than the traditional ‘kitchen-counter’ method. And, it’s safer too! But you can still get away without aging the egg white as long as you handle it correctly. This is probably not ‘breaking news’ to someone with some baking experience but it’s not all that common sense either since I have seen experienced bakers mishandle the egg white in many frightening ways. That won’t make much of a difference in other recipes but macarons … well, you need to be a bit more thorough here. So, on with the egg white…

If you happen to wash the eggs before use then make sure you dry them thoroughly before separating. Washing the eggs makes sense since you might worry about hygiene and bug issues. You don’t want to poison anyone with your food! However, unless you buy your eggs from a farm then they should be fine. Most eggs are properly rinsed and washed to remove any trace of farm life. But, if you still worry… give them a rinse then make sure they are completely dry before cracking the shell–macarons don’t take moisture too kindly!

Next, have two clean bowls. Tap one egg against the lip of the bowl to break its shell. Then very, very carefully half the shell leaving one shell half empty. Give it a quick sniff test to make sure you don’t smell anything funny, if you do - throw it in the bin.

Next, shift the contents between the shell halves over a clean bowl to let the egg white fall into the bowl. You might consider having three bowls one for the egg white, one for the yolk and the last one for the shifting exercise. Egg yolks don’t always separate nice and clean as you would like!

Remember, not to mix any egg white with the yolk since even a tiny speck of egg yolk might alter and even ruin your macarons. The egg yolk has a high level of fat in it and eggs won’t whip well with fat–often, they won’t whip at all! If some egg yolk happens to fall in the bowl of egg white then scoop it out with a clean fork or spoon. Some recommend using a bit of broken shell but I prefer a clean utensil instead.

Hopefully, this helps a bit with your macaron efforts! Just remember, the egg white whips best in clean and sterile utensils - try not to touch it with your hands and makes sure it contains absolutely no egg yolk. Sorry, no compromise here unless you want macawrongs!

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François Payard Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Zaneta in Macaron Bakery, Macarons No Comments

François Payard Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

François Payard is a French Pastry Chef who combines the macaron cookie with ice cream to create beautiful macaron ice cream sandwiches! While we have no idea how delicious they taste but if they taste as good as they look then we can’t wait to try some!

Ice cream or sorbet is sandwiched together with two macaron cookies to create the macaron ice creams. They are not your typical round cookies or macaron discs but bigger oblong or rectangular meringue cookies. Apparently, flavors include Pistachio Raspberry, Coconut Mango, Strawberry Cheesecake and Chocolate.

If you’re looking to learn more about these amazing macaron ice creams or other creations by this talented pastry chef then be sure

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WOW - macaron ice cream sandwiches! What a fantastic idea. Of course the grand master Pierre Hermé has his own version of the macaron ice creams called MISS GLA’GLA MONTEBELLO.

I hope this post will inspire you to try some and, especially, come up with your own variations of the famous macaron. Be sure to master the macaron first! It all starts with grasping the fundamentals and our macarons recipe makes that easy.

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Ladurée Macarons At Westfield Sydney - Are They Worth It?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Zaneta in French Macarons, Ladurée Macarons, Macarons No Comments

Last year I published Ladurée Brings French Macarons To Westfield Sydney, Australia happy announcement about the famous French macarons arriving in Australia for the very first time. Ladurée makes some of the world’s best ‘commercially-made’ macarons that look and taste divine. Those Ladurée macarons are blast frozen in Switzerland and shipped to Australia. You might wonder whether blast-freezing doesn’t take away some of the macaron magic - well, let me tell you, they tasted delicious!

So, I have some macaron pics to show you and share with you my Ladurée macarons experience at Westfield Sydney. When evaluating macarons I use the Best Macarons Criteria because taste is so subjective and judging macarons by either good or bad is so … let’s just say unsophisticated. I will share my macaron experience a bit later on but now for those photos!

Ok, Ladurée Westfield Sydney is not your typical macarons bakery - actually, it’s not a bakery at all. It’s a classy macaron boutique right inside the Westfield shopping centre next to big brands like Mulberry. The shiny slabs of marble embellishing the displays give you a sense of opulence and luxury.

Look at the Ladurée macarons collection!

Here’s a close-up so you can feast your eyes…

I ordered delicious caramel and chocolate macarons and indulged myself in a little loose-leaf tea ritual. If you want to seat at a table then two macarons would cost you $8 ($4 each or pay $3.20 for takeway). Tea is $7.50 and you will get several cups of warm fragrant and robust tea out of the teapot you see in the pic below. Not sure what the knife was there for - perhaps for sharing? Don’t be silly, nobody shares macarons!

A this stage it became obvious that I needed to buy some more macarons… for later and, of course, for my partner! I didn’t want to get into trouble 🙂

How unlucky! Some of the flavours that I really wanted to try weer all gone so I got the following flavors: pistachio, vanilla, chocolate, more caramel, cherry blossom or was it rose?, you can see them below…

Ok, ok here’s a close-up…

They truly tasted great! Going beyond ‘great’ here’s what I was looking for and how I rated the macarons on that occasion:

shell texture – I was looking for smooth delicate and slightly crispy but not crunchy shells (5/5)
filling texture – I enjoy smooth, light and flavourful fillings (5/5)
flavour – needs to be distinct and not overly sweet; was the pistachio macaron flavoured with almond essence? It certainly tasted that way! I gave a bite to my partner and he was a little disappointed. Perhaps it was just an odd one. (4/5)
aesthetics – the shape of macarons was consistent and the feet were pronounced, it appears that some shells had empty hollows but overall they looked cute, smooth and consistent! (4.8/5)
aftertaste - this is important. You don’t want macarons to be so dry that you feel like you’re about to choke on some dry baked mixture and soggy macarons will ruin the experience. These macarons weren’t any of that. The shells were firm and the filling was smooth - they did melt in my mouth. But at times, I could taste some ‘crumbs’ and don’t think it was almond meal. Plus the almond essence taste mentioned above… (4/5)
value – you pay $3.20 so a tiny bit more than other places but you get to experience the most French French macarons without globe-trotting to Paris! (5/5)

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*Each of the above was ranked on a five point scale (0-5).

Hopefully you have enjoyed this review. Please note that I described my personal experience and that of my partner’s and we didn’t try all of their macarons on alternating days so your experience may differ. I would definitely recommend Ladurée Macarons - they look and taste delicious! If you’re trying to master the macaron then you might invest in a reliable macarons recipe and also pay Ladurée Macarons a visit!

Their address in Australia:

Ladurée Macarons
Level 3 Westfield Sydney
Cnr Market Street & Pitt Street Mall
Sydney, NSW 2000

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Pierre Hermé macarons arrive in Hong Kong!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Zaneta in Macarons, Pierre Hermé Macarons No Comments

Crème Brûlée by Pierre Hermé!

Here at The Macaron Master we get excited about any-macaron-news especially when it involves Pierre Hermé and his masterful macarons collection. This source made a long excited and official announcement. Residents of HK ain’t you lucky people!

Pierre is very meticulous when it comes to his macarons: ‘The outside must be a very thin, crisp layer with an inside that is moist and tender. The flavours are very precise. The texture is very physical - sometimes I put small pieces into the filling so you can see, feel and taste. The macaron Celeste has two fillings.’ Mmm…makes us wonder!!

How many macaron flavours can you name? Well, apparently Pierre’s created about 250 macaron flavour combinations, which are constantly being introduced at his shops in themed “collections”. Some are wildly innovative like his lemon and tonka bean or lemon and caramelised fennel.

Where does this macaron genius get his inspiration from?

“I imagine things in my head and then write them down and draw the product. I then ask my team to make tests, and through this, we sit down and taste and there are some adjustments made to finalise it. When I create a pastry or cake, I think first of the flavour, then I think of the textures and decoration that will create the final dessert.”

“My creativity is based on my desires, what I like, inspiration that comes from products, ingredients, emotions, a conversation, an exchange with someone. This brings new ideas, and they get transferred into a bigger idea. Often, it can begin with one ingredient, for example olive oil is interesting and through a series of experiences - one being a trip to Italy where I tasted cookies made with olive oil - it made me think about how I can use it.”

WOW, hopefully you feel inspired!

Apparently these are the macarons that will be available in the Hong Kong branch at IFC:

Arabesque (Apricot & Crunchy Pistachio)
Crème Brulee (Vanilla & Caramel Pieces)
Imagine (Matcha Green Tea & Black Sesame Crisp)
Infiniment Chocolat Porcelana (Pure Origin Venezuala Porcelana Dark Chocolate)
Infiniment Rose (Rose & Rose Petals)
Céleste (Passion fruit, Rhubarb & Strawberries)
Mogador (Milk Chocolate & Passion Fruit)

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Ladurée Opens in Singapore!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Zaneta in French Macarons, Macarons No Comments

Singaporeans aren’t you lucky! If you love macarons and are heading to / living in Singapore then life is about to get well, a whole lot sweeter for you!

Ladurée (the French macaron artisans) opened doors to the first Ladurée boutique in South East Asia, at Ngee Ann City in Singapore’s famed Orchard Road. I guess that’s just another reason for me to love that great city/country even more!

Recently, I wrote a post Ladurée Brings French Macarons To Westfield Sydney, Australia! about Ladurée opening a macaron shop in Sydney Australia. Naturally, there are many macaron bakeries in Sydney but there is something magical about Ladurée macarons … and people were lining up for up to 90 minutes to experience the magical bites of heaven.

So, knowing the Singaporeans and their taste for good (sweet) food (confections) I wouldn’t expect anything less…

I have read the announcement here, where they also include a brief Ladurée macaron story which I thought you might enjoy:
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The Ladurée macaron story

Louis-Ernest Ladurée, a French artist of versatile interests ranging from writing to pastry-crafting, invented the original macaron but unfortunately had his original shop burnt down during the Paris Commune of 1871. In the 1930?s, his second grandson Pierre Desfontaines rose to fame by sticking two macaron pastries together with a flavored ganâche and creating the modern double-decker macaron as we know it!

His gastronomical success was complemented by the genius idea of turning part of his shop into a tearoom. At a time when women were not allowed into cafés and had to keep to the seclusion of their homes, the Laduree tearooms became the bourgeois ladies’ new gourmand social venue.

Wow - what a great story! Hope you have enjoyed it.

I guess the macaron is only increasing in popularity, which is why The Macaron Master is so ‘in fashion’ right now! Speaking of fashion, make sure you visit Orchard Road in Singapore - it’s the fashion capital - and, when (ok, IF) you get tired of all your shopping you can always make a quick stop for a refreshing break at Ladurée Singapore!

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Concord grape macarons served by Wolfgang Puck at Oscars after-party, the Governor’s Ball!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Zaneta in Macarons 1 Comment

Wolfgang Puck Oscar macarons!

How does one feed Hollywood A-listers? I’m sure that was not an easy order to fill! Hollywood … the red carpet … the Oscars. Gosh! How do you stay calm and collected let alone composed while making all the food preparations? Not easy, I guess!

The chef, Wolfgang Puck and his culinary team of 350 cooking specialists were up to the challenge…

One report tells that the chef’s grocery list included 20 pounds of black and white truffles, 600 Maine lobsters, 1,200 stone crab claws, 1,000 pounds of chocolate and 1,600 pounds of butter. Speaking of luxury… Well, I wish I was invited!

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Of course, the menu wouldn’t be complete without a side of macarons - those luxurious bites of heaven that even Hollywood’s high-rollers can’t resist!

Well, the concord grape macarons look … sensational! I love the vibrant colors. Not sure if I would eat them though…it takes a substantial amount of food coloring to achieve those hues. They do look great - luxuriously great!

No wonder some stars were falling up stairs!

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