Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vanilla Bean Macarons



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11 comments:

  1. bianbianJuly 19, 2007 5:16 pm

    Hi Yochana,
    I need to bake a vanilla cake for a birthday boy but actually i dont even know how to go about doing tat. Care to share with me in order to make this boy happy?

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  2. Aunty YochanaJuly 19, 2007 5:31 pm

    Hi bianbian,

    Bake a vanilla sponge cake and then decorate with either fresh cream or buttercream. You can use cute animals or cartoon figurines to decorate the cake.

    rgds

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  3. AnonymousJuly 19, 2007 10:33 pm

    Hi Yochana

    Can you give some tips regarding making of successful macarons?

    I have tried few recipes but always not successful. It is always hollow on top and also has got no feet. I used Italian meringue.

    The almond powder which I bought from PH is very coarse. After sieving twice, it still has a lot of coarse almonds left. If we throw it away, wont the amount called for in the recipe become lesser? Thank you.

    Renee

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  4. AnonymousJuly 20, 2007 9:01 am

    Dear Auunty Yochana

    Your vanilla Macarons looks delicious! Do you mind sharing this recipe.

    Kind regards,
    Nur

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  5. AnonymousJuly 20, 2007 6:01 pm

    hi yochana your vanilla bean macarons looks really good.Do you by chance share this recipe as i tried once and to by dissapointment it came out of the oven flat as pancakes.I bake almost everyday for my 3 kids and want to try something different and challenging but not all the time turn out well.Hope to hear from you soon. God bless you....

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  6. kellieJuly 20, 2007 6:20 pm

    Aunty Lucy .. very nice macarons and the arrangements too!!

    I specially love the little white thingy .. what is it? where did you find them .. so lovely!!

    God Bless,
    Kellie

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  7. Aunty YochanaJuly 20, 2007 6:26 pm

    HI Renee,

    For the ground almonds, you must weigh after sieving. Then use a blender to blend the coarse almonds and then seive it again , repeat this process till you finish. Ground almonds are expensive so do not throw the coarse almonds. You can use it either for tarts or cakes.

    I also use italian meringue. Make sure you cook the syrup to firm ball stage before pouring into the egg white. You use a candy thermometer to test it or drop a little syrup into a bowl of water and if it turns into a ball, then it's ready to use.

    rgds

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  8. Aunty YochanaJuly 20, 2007 6:28 pm

    Hi Kellie,

    Where is the little white thingy in my macarons? Hahaha...guess I must change my spectacles...lau hua yen!!

    rgds

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  9. Mommy DearestJuly 21, 2007 8:55 pm

    You are just so artistic!!!! I love your cakes and I love the way YOU arrange n decorate them for photo session too... if only I have half of that skill!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 21, 2007 9:29 pm

    Hi Yochana

    Thank you for your reply. Will try it again.

    Renee

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  11. UnknownJuly 26, 2007 4:37 pm

    Hi Yochana,

    Your vanilla macarons looks delicious, do you mind sharing recipe and tips. Thanks

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