Lolly Bag Tower - Macaron Recipes

Before I start this post, for those who are wondering, the very cool backdrop to this "photo shoot" and the venue for the baby shower was Alice Nivens Cafe in the Melbourne CBD - check it out for great coffee and amazing cakes!

As promised, here are the recipes for the macarons on the tower. To make the individual flavours of the "Lolly Bag" macaron tower, use the generic macaron shell recipe and then the corresponding ganache (I've listed them all below):

Lolly Bag Macaron Tower for a Baby Shower

I think there will have to be several posts to cover all the macaron flavours on this tower, but think of this post as a sneak peak of what is to come...

Christmas Macarons #3: Chocolate Mint

The second-last of my Christmas Macarons for 2011 (I'm running out of room in my freezer!) are my chocolate & mint macarons.

I used to make these with chocolate ganache flavoured with peppermint oil but have since found that using Lindt Mint Intense works best.

The ganache works well with 1:1 of cream and the chocolate.

For a Christmas touch, I decided to try decorating them with edible gold paint. Not sure if I'm 100% happy with them but they'll taste good regardless!

Christmas Macarons

Mint macarons for Christmas!