Almond and Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake
October 22, 2024
Lemon Macaroons
November 18, 2024Difficulty
Easy / Beginner
Prep time
1 hour 15 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Makes
18 servings
Description
This strawberry macaroon recipe is perfect for every occasion. Make this recipe with five ingredients with only fifteen minutes of cooking time.
Instructions
- Oil and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment. Grind the almonds and icing sugar together to a very fine powder.
- Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks then carefully fold in the almond and sugar mixture with the strawberry syrup and food coloring.
- Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large plain nozzle and pipe 2 1/2 cm/ 1'' rounds onto the baking tray.
- Leave them to stand for 30 minutes to form a skin. Preheat the oven to 170°C (150° fan)/ 325 F/ gas 3. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Slide the paper onto a cold work surface and leave to cool.
- Beat the butter until light and fluffy then beat in the icing sugar. Add the strawberry syrup, then whisk for 2 minutes.
- Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle and pipe an even round onto half of the macaroons.
- Sandwich together with the other half.
Ingredients
- 175g/ 6oz/ 1 1/2 cups ground almonds
- 175g/ 6oz/ 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 tablespoon strawberry syrup
- 10 drops pink food coloring
- 110g/ 4oz/ 1/2 cup butter, softened (To decorate)
- 225g/ 8oz/ 2 cups icing sugar (To decorate)
- 1 tablespoon strawberry syrup (To decorate)
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