Unicorns are mystical creatures that have magical powers. They are usually invisible to man, but, if they choose, they can reveal themselves to us. To be able to see them, you have to be pure of heart, have an innocent spirit, and believe.
Annabelle had been talking about and planning for her recent birthday party for at least six months. She believes in magic and has a very creative imagination. The constant theme throughout her party planning was that she wanted to have a real unicorn and unicorn macarons.
Her parents were able to find a "real" unicorn for her party complete with a bridle decorated with flowers and a purple mane. Annabelle believes in the magic, so the unicorn revealed herself to us at the birthday party.
Unicorn Haiku
pure and gentle truth
seen only by the chosen
unicorn magic
Annabelle was my inspiration to begin baking macarons three years ago as we celebrated her first birthday For that occasion I made rosewater raspberry macarons. Since then I have tried different flavor combinations with various fillings, which she has enjoyed. Still, her favorite is the rosewater raspberry macaron. So, I made plans to make unicorn rosewater raspberry macarons.
First, I needed a template for the macaron shape. I found the perfect template on the Nurdy Nummies website. However, I still used the basic macaron recipe from the Bouchon Bakery cookbook.
To flavor the shells, I add one teaspoon of rosewater to the Italian meringue.
Americolor's bright white food color paste was added to the almond flour and powdered sugar mixture to whiten the #macaronage.
The macaronage was piped using the template from the Nerdy Nummies. First, I piped a circle using an Ateco #804 piping tip. The horn and ears were added using a separate piping bag with an Ateco #801 piping tip.
The macaron tops were decorated with edible gold paint and edible ink pens by her mom, @bethhuntcalligraphy.
The video shows Beth decorating the #macaron shells.
Unicorn macarons with a filling of raspberry Italian meringue buttercream and a bullseye of raspberry preserves.
The macaron was finished by rolling the edge in confetti sprinkles.
Unicorn macarons were placed on a tiered serving piece. A lot of love went into making these #macarons. A magical 🦄macaron🦄 for a special girl's birthday!
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