Mixed Flavour Macarons 1

French style macarons (not macaroons which are something completely different) consist of 2 extremely light almond based biscuits with a slight crust to the outer shell & a soft, just chewy center which encase a rich & luxurious ganache or buttercream.

Available in a huge array of flavours, they can be customised to suit any colour scheme, on this occasion I made a mixed batch of 7 different flavours which were:

Lemon macarons with lemon curd meringue buttercream.

Orange blossom macarons with dark chocolate ganache filling.

Vanilla bean macarons with raspberry white chocolate ganache filling.

Chocolate macarons with chocolate hazelnut buttercream filling.

Pistachio macarons with white chocolate & pistachio buttercream.

Caramel macarons with salted caramel filling.

Strawberry macarons with vanilla cheesecake filling.

More flavours to come....

Rocky Road Cupcakes

Rich chocolate mud cake,

frosted with rich chocolate ganache buttercream,

covered with chocolate coated peanuts, mini marshmallows, white chocolate chips & chunks of cherry ripe,

& drizzled with dark & white chocolate.

Sticky Date Cupcakes

Moist date cake,

filled with gooey homemade toffee,

frosted with smooth caramel buttercream,

crowned with a single date & drizzled with sticky toffee sauce.

Jaffa (chocolate orange) Cupcakes

Moist chocolate orange mud cake, 

frosted with orange scented buttercream, 

studded with chunks of jaffa chocolates, 

 & finished with a single slice of Terry's chocolate orange.

Ferrero Rocher (Chocolate Hazelnut) Cupcakes

Moist chocolate hazelnut cake,

frosted with rich chocolate hazelnut buttercream,

sprinkled with coarsely chopped hazelnuts,

topped with a single ferrero rocher

& drizzled with dark chocolate.

Black & White Topsy Turvy or Mad Hatter Style Cake

Please forgive the lack of write up for this post I am afraid I am just way too busy at the moment but hopefully I will come back & write one when I have time, In the meantime please enjoy the photos :-)