Stuffing the classic southern favorite, red velvet cake, into a delicate pastry macaron. Chocolate cocoa red velvet macaron shells filled with cream cheese buttercream. Free downloadable printable PDF piping template included. Oh la la! Queue the flirty music and armfuls of chocolate. It’s that time of year, y’all. Love is in… the oven. It’s been…
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Honey Roasted Fig Swiss Buttercream Macarons
Classic almond macarons with a delicious honey-roasted fig Swiss buttercream filling. This recipe uses fresh figs that are roasted with honey, reduced, and folded into a perfectly smooth buttercream. Gettin’ figgy with it over at Southern Fatty today. By now, y’all know that I haven’t stopped making macarons even as the fad fades a bit….
Confections for Community – Fundraiser
Finding ways to use your own voice, talents, and resources in support of our neighbors, friends, and communities couldn’t be more important. Over the years, I have had tons of requests and questions about my macarons. As the most popular recipes on the blog, I have decided to do a bit of a virtual…
Frosted Animal Cookie Macarons
By now, y’all know how much I love to take a nostalgic favorite sweet and, well…. make it sweeter. I can remember being slightly obsessed with animal crackers. The plain ones are ehhhh fine and all, but the ones that are frosted with sprinkles?! Yes, ma’am! That is most definitely where it’s at. — Inspired…
Malted Milk Chocolate Macarons (Robin Egg)
Move over Easter Bunny, I’m taking over the candy gig this year! — The absolute best part of the spring season, other than the actual daylight after noon that we finally get, is the candy. Y’all know what I’m talking about. It’s those bags of malted milk candy shell eggs that pull me into the…
Blueberry Buttercream Macarons
As a food photographer, I am constantly filling up hard drives with photos. Most of them sorta just disappear into the deep, dark folders of my computer to never again be seen. The select few get edited and used for blog posts, client advertising, some magazine articles. Every so often, I’ll be browsing around for…
Cookies and Cream Macarons
C is for coooooookies and cream macarons! — I’m back with another mac attack. Right when you thought that macarons were soooo 2016, I’m here to fight and say that they are here to stay. My Macarons 101 guide is now the most viewed post on the blog. I get tons of questions emailed and posted…
Unicorn Macarons
Some of you may be thinking that I started some crazy fad New Year’s diet and am just confused and hallucinating a bit with this one. Others will know what all of the kids are up to these days and realize that this is my my take on a recent popular cheery unicorn dessert fad. Everyone wants a…
Rice Krispies Treat Macarons
Instant flashback. You know you love a good Rice Krispies Treat (or ten). One of those classic snacks that you can’t stop eating, and will never stop loving, I decided to try to squish it into the ever-so-popular, slightly more delicate, macaron. Rustic and absolutely delicious– Rice Krispies Treat Macarons have arrived.
Macarons 101: A Beginner’s Guide and Printable Piping Template
Ahhhhh, les macarons. Could there be a better treat? These sweet, bite-sized almond pastries have exploded right out of their tiny shells during the past couple years. For good reason, I say. Out with the cupcakes and in with the macarons. (Ok… Cupcakes can stay, too.) I’m going to share my ups and downs of homemade…
