Pink Peppercorn Strawberry Macarons

I bought 3 bottles of pink peppercorn when i was in Taipei, since i've not seen them being sold in our supermarts here. I remembered i read in Cannelle Et Vanille that she once made pink peppercorn macarons and i thought such a good idea since i have now 3 bottles sitting at home and not to mention abundance of eggwhites in my freezer..:) Pink Peppercorn has this sweet spicy aroma that i really like. However, i can't really taste it when i eat the macarons probably the strawberry centre & strawberry buttercream overwhelmed it. Perhaps I should have made her pink peppercorn buttercream instead.

Click here to Aran's pink peppercorn macarons recipe.

Cappuccino Macarons

Yes, i still have LOTS of eggwhites sitting in my freezer.. Did a test batch of macarons using cappuccino paste for the macarons. Sandwiched with coffee buttercream. Coffee lovers would love these...

Sugarcraft: Ballerina Shoes

This is my first time making a pair of shoes out of fondant. Since it was my first time, i didn't want to use any store bought materials, and hence just used MMF leftovers in my fridge. I added a bit of gum hoping to harden the mmf but apparently it didn't work very well and basically the fondant was so soft and dried too slowly so i can't do my initial idea of a pair of sexy high heeled shoes. So in the end, i decided to make a pair of ballerina flats instead.

I didn't use any proper template and everything was cut just by estimation only and hence you can see the 'unevenness'. Also i was in a hurry (also lazy..:p) that instead of painting the stitches properly, i just drew a straight line over..i figured practice piece no need to be so perfect..lol!

Hopefully will do better the next time..:D

Strawberry and Lemon Macarons

Had a lot of egg white leftovers in the freezer..so decided to make a batch of macarons with buttercream filling.

Made strawberry macarons with strawberry flavored buttercream and sandwiched a slice of strawberry between the buttercream filling - it taste really VERY good! I love it. So does my daughter and she said this is the first time she actually loves eating macarons! :)

Lemon macarons with lemon flavored buttercream - has a subtle lemony flavor to it. I didn't use any lemon zest as i was afraid of tasting the zest in the buttercream. Taste great too but i still prefer the strawberry! :D