Musk Stick Macarons - The Three Musketeers post for Mac Tweets

All for one and one for all 

Musk Stick Macarons X 3 = Barbie and the Three Musketeers

I've decided to join a new online baking group. Mac Tweets is an online group of macaron loving peers who set a challenge for each month. It's not a strict make this exact recipe kind of challenge but a theme and this month the challenge was movies.

Wow I had lots of ideas, but I went with this one for a couple of reasons, namely that Barbie and the three muskateers must have been played in this house 50 times in the last month and also I really loved the idea of this edible stick.


Not sure about elsewhere but here in Australia those Wilton cookie sticks cost me $11 for a bag of 20, and then I feel really bad about the wastage when I throw them away after one use.

See my new macaron pop invention is not just yummy but it's also environmentally friendly and economical. Totally a win win situation.

Forest Tea Party with La Toriana, Naomi V Photography and Ah Tissue

A couple of days ago Bubble and Sweet was lucky enough to be involved in a gorgeous photo shoot involving La Toriana, Naomi V Photography and Ah-Tissue pom poms.

Here is a sneak peak of the tea party table we set up. For more photo's head on over to La Toriana's blog post

or Naomi V Photography.

Will have more pics and details of the food soon........

Now I know this is a baking blog, but I have to mention the children's clothing, I have been a customer of La Toriana for years and they always manage to source the most amazing emerging designers. The dresses above from Little Miss J are so pretty and well made with lovely fabric and they are Australian Made.

Of course all these superb pictures are by Naomi V Photography Brisbane Photographer.

Chocolate Macarons and making a little macaron tower

 
These chocolate macarons were part of the dessert table for my daughters birthday party and have to say I am a bit hooked. I thought these ones were the best I had tried yet, and I have made quite a few.

Although I did have a bit of a macaron disaster and dropped a whole tray on the floor getting them out of the oven. There's no saving a dropped macaron so I did the only thing possible when faced with this kind of situation.

Please don't judge me. Yup I ate them still warm. Macarons are such a funny thing, the ones that fell rounded side up were kinda ok, but the ones that fell 'feet' first stuck to the floor. I was home by myself and that ended up being my dinner - come on I said not to judge me.

Anyway that disaster had nothing to do with the recipe which is wonderful. Once again it's based on a Pierre Herme recipe.

Also have included a couple of pics of how I made the macaron tower. I didn't invent this they've been doing it in Paris for years and Adriano Zumbo recently showcased this dessert on Australian Masterchef.