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ASPIRING BAKERS #8 : BREAD SEDUCTION (JUNE 2011)

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

first attempt of macarons

i've been having a hard time uploading pics to blogger for 2 days!! found this new, fast and nice way to upload photos (:

i shall share about my happiest first attempt on MACARONS! i actually read and "research" about macarons for at least 3 weeks to prepare myself better (: to be honest, i LOVE macarons a lot! tried bakerzin, canele and many different places. macarons are exp yet worth the money (at least to me) . .

i tried the pink colour macarons (my favourite colour) since i dont know which to start first. i think because i over baked the macarons (fear of uncooked macarons) that's why it dont look as pink as it should be ): i read that i could cover it with aluminium foil but i have this attempt on cheesecake that the foil sticks to the top of the cake ): i need to continue experimenting macarons to check out how to bake it!

looking at those pics, you can tell, is my first time piping macarons. not too nice. but subsequently, i got the hang of it and it dont looks as bad (: i tried big and small shells to experiment their feet, baking time and more. i didnt went on to prepare the buttercream coz i think i'll fail the first attempt since i read about others who failed thrice and more. still, i stood by the oven PRAYING that there'll be feet. i slowly watch the process and YEAH!! FEET!! you know the kind of excitement (: (: (: i read that if first 5 mins you dont see those feet, you'll prob not see it. im extremely happy!! in the end, i choose GRAND MARNIER buttercream to go with it (: im soooo glad that my family LOVE it and they cant stop at one! x)))


anyway, im going to try many different method again to check out which taste better and which method would lead me to a failing macaron. also, the oven timing and temp so that i get the colour instead of brown ): not forgetting, learn to pipe it better! (:


those photos are here (: if you cant see it, try to REFRESH the page (:





WINNER of $20 3 inch sin voucher

dear all, as wendy is staying in malaysia and wouldnt be coming to singapore, so i choose another lucky one. this time round, i heed bakertan's advice and . .



TADA! the lucky one is CATHY!

CONGRATS (:
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17 comments:

  1. ZurinDecember 23, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    I must try making these! congrats on ur success Jasmine! beautiful job!!:))

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  2. The SweetyliciousDecember 23, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    THANK YOU very much zurin! (: (:

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  3. Cathy ngDecember 24, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    Good job jasmine! I tried & failed many times baking macarons previously. Just like you, I love pink too *^_^*

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  4. lenaDecember 24, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    hi sweety, i must say that they look great!! i havent attempted before and never eaten one before. is it very sweet? btw, just for feedback, i got no problem looking at the photos, it came out really fast.

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  5. BakertanDecember 24, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    hi jasmine,

    congrats on your macs! I never have much luck with macarons. Most of them end up with no feet.

    Merry Xmas and may you have a great time!

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  6. DGDecember 24, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    Congrats on your successful in macaron! Despite the first time, you macarons already look perfectly baked. I haven't even try it yet, I should try this next year :)

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  7. The SweetyliciousDecember 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    cathy, hi-5! pink lovers unite (: you can always try it again (: is worth the try and the excitement overpowers everything (:

    thank you lena (: generally macarons would be on the slightly sweeter side. but if you bake it, you can control the sweetness (that's the best part esp my mum dont like it too sweet)! thank you for your feedback (: i was afraid that it may not load.

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  8. The SweetyliciousDecember 25, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    thank you bakertan (: you should try again! im sure with your skills, you'll definitely do much better than previous time! i shall share my luck with you. x)))

    thank you DG (: yes, your 2011 plan is to try macarons! (:

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  9. Bake for a QueenDecember 28, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    great looking macarons Jasmine. well done!

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  10. The SweetyliciousDecember 28, 2010 at 10:31 PM

    thank you, bake for a queen (:

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  11. NEL, the batter bakerDecember 30, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    Congrats on your macs! It truly is one of those baking challenges. I tried twice with different recipes, and both times, no feet :( They turned out to be meringue cookies instead of macs. LOL.
    (p.s. I made mine pink too!)

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  12. The SweetyliciousDecember 31, 2010 at 12:53 AM

    thank you NEL (: yes, is really challenging and i was silently praying that it would go right! is okay (: you can try it again. the satisfaction is more than just AWESOME can describe (: is cool! i called my failed macarons as macaroons! hahah. (psst, my second attempt looks like round fat cookies)
    nice great colour! (:

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  13. AllieDecember 31, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Hello! Great job with the macarons there! So pink and prettyyy

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  14. The SweetyliciousDecember 31, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    hi Allie (: thank you! and im sure pink colour did a GREAT job (:

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  15. The SweetyliciousMarch 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    hi Allie (: thank you! and im sure pink colour did a GREAT job (:

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  16. The SweetyliciousMarch 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    THANK YOU very much zurin! (: (:

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  17. DGMarch 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Congrats on your successful in macaron! Despite the first time, you macarons already look perfectly baked. I haven't even try it yet, I should try this next year :)

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