Neon Chartreuse Macarons with Violet Bubblegum Ganache

 I love the gorgeous florals and neon fashion hitting the stores at the moment and decided to inject some into my latest macarons. WANT - a long sleeve chartreuse shirt!  NEED - pastel floral jeans.  Violets are blue - what about you?

To make these macarons follow the basic recipe and colour them lime green. To make the violet bubblegum ganache follow Zumbo's bubblegum ganache recipe but replace the strawberry puree with pouring cream (minimum 35% fat), use 6 pieces of Hubba Bubba instead of four or use some bubblegum tape; and add a couple of drops of violet essence.  All other ingredients remain the same.  No need to make the pop rock insert for this one. 

CUE Clothing Co. Summer 2012-13 Campaign Inspired Macaron

It's been quite some time since I wrote my last post but to all the wonderful people that visit and read my blog I thank you as I have now had over 100,000 page views! 

To celebrate this milestone but also thank CUE Clothing Co. for their generosity of sending me a gift card and "You & Cue" book because I was their 20,000th FB fan I have created an edible jewel (macaron) inspired by sneak peaks of their Summer 2012-13 campaign featuring supermodel Catherine McNeil.  The macaron jewel is coloured crimson which is more pronounced on the inside when bitten into and draped in gold metallic lustre dust.  It is filled with a white chocolate ganache and flavoured with floral notes of geranium and ylang ylang.  Here are some snippets of how these delicate edible jewels were made....

Perfect for a CUE high tea!

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