Monday, August 22, 2011

Blue and Red Bird Macarons for MacAttack #22


 I've been missing from the Mac Tweets monthly challenge for a while and I've been missing it. This months challenge #22 was to Kick it Up and create a macaron with alcohol.  So before you get all excited, I didn't do that, but I did stick with the theme and I made some Blue Bird Cocktail inspired macarons. I must admit it was more of finding a cocktail to fit my macarons, as I have had this idea for a while, but once I saw the picture on google images of this pretty cocktail I knew I had found the inspiration.

 


My macarons are my normal recipe coloured red and light blue with Wilton Gels and then decorated with a fondant bird made using a PME robin cutter. The filling is whoopie pie (marshmallow fluff, icing sugar and crisco). This filling looked pretty but not really the best I think for a macaron as the filling is a touch to sweet. I really used it as I had it left over. I normally make up a mix of ganache and Italian Meringue Buttercream which looks just as light and pretty and tastes dreamy and if you wanted to add a dash of liquor it would be a perfect match.



Thanks to everyone over at MacTweets I love looking at all the creations and look forward to seeing all the fun macarons you will come up with this month.



Oh and have you heard......I have a cookbook coming out in December, it's only $12AUD including postage from book depository (also available from Amazon See the tab at the top of the blog for the link to my book). It's a US release by Adams Media and is called Sweets on A Stick and is pretty much what the title states but it's all kid friendly recipes you can make with your little ones. How fun is that!

Here is a link to The Book Depository:






15 comments:

  1. Love how bright they are, they make you happy just looking at them so I can imagine the effect eating one must have ... with or without the booze ;0)

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  2. Oh my goodness they are adorable! Red & Aqua; just my favourite colour combo :D

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  3. Your Macarons are beautiful, love the colors! I am putting your book on my wishlist, it looks fantastic!

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  4. Awesome! They are so bright and colourful, I love the little bird cutouts.

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  5. Fabulous colour combination! The little birds are adorable.

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  6. These are some of the happiest macarons I have ever seen. The colors are wonderful and the bird is so sweet.

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  7. I am so buying that book! I love your blog xo The macarons look so happy, I love the mix of colour :-)

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  8. So glad to have you back with us at Mactweets and love the cocktail macs. Let's call it a non-alcohol cocktail! Super adorable! And congrats on the book! Sweet, indeed!

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  9. Linda, My favorite color combination:) Perfectly stunning macarons! Just beautiful! So excited about your book~can't wait!!!

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  10. Love your "mock-tail macarons"--the color contrasts are nice and the bird silhouette is a very creative touch. Yes, whoopie pie filling is very sweet but the swirls are pretty. Congrats on the book! Will look for it at my bookstore!

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  11. I just love this vivid colour combination! And birds too always thrill me :D

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  12. Those are the best macarons I have ever seen...creative and PRETTY! Congrats on your book Linda; it sounds so good and special!

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  13. I LOVE these macarons (put a bird on it!)! I'm really looking forward to making them at home, and I was hoping you could answer a couple of questions for me. (1) Can you please tell me what specific Wilton Gel colors you used (and if you remember, how much of each)? (2) Is this the small PME Robin Cutter you were referring to: http://www.knightsbridge-global.com/en/plastic-cutters/4002-robin-cutter-small.html? I just want to make sure I order the right size to fit on top of my macarons.

    Thanks so much, and congrats on the book!
    Andrea

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    1. Hi Andrea, Yes that looks like the right cutter. With the colours I just checked my box and the only red one I have is Christmas Red, although Sugarflair super red would work as well. The blue would be sky blue. Sorry I can not remember exact amounts, not very much for the blue, a bit more would be required for the red.

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    2. Thanks so much, Linda!! I really appreciate you getting back to me so quickly. These will be perfect for 4th of July :)

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