After mastering the basic macaron shell recipe, try this
luxurious twist on the usual chocolate confection
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| Chocolate Lavender Macarons |
Make 96 (2-inch) pieces Perp Time 2 hours 45 minutes, plus 3
hours drying time Baking Time 10 to 15 minutes
Ingredients for the Macaron shells: 2 recipes macaron
shells, divided. 20 grams cocoa powder. 2 grams red or brown food coloring. 2
grams purple food coloring
Ingredients for the chocolate-Lavender filling: 188 grams
melted dark chocolate. 750 grams Italian butter cream. lavender extract to
taste
Chocolate Lavender Macarons recipe: 1- Make the chocolate
macaron shells: using the base recipe, add cocoa powder to the dry ingredients
in step 1 and proceed with the recipe, using red or brown food coloring to tint
the shells. 2- Make the lavender macaron shells: Prepare another batch of
macaron shells using the base recipe, but use purple food coloring to tint the
shells. 3- Make the chocolate-lavender filling: Fold melted dark chocolate into
the prepared Italian butter cream. Add lavender extract to taste. 4- To
assemble, sandwich filling between one chocolate shell and one lavender shell.
Repeat with remaining components
Tip: To make plain chocolate macarons, prepare the macaron
shells as instructed make the chocolate filling by folding in 94 grams, melted dark
chocolate into 375 grams prepared Italian butter cream. This makes 48 pieces
