Violet Macarons for Tea!

This week I tried my hand at Sugared Violets and used them to

top my pretty Violet Macarons! It's really easy to do - just brush

some egg whites on your violets, then sprinkle them with

superfine sugar and let dry.  Just make sure that your Violets

are the edible kind!

The Macarons aren't Violet flavored - just a pretty Violet color!

I used a recipe called Best Vanilla Frosting from Best Friends For Frosting.

So good!!

VIOLET MACARONS

Macarons adapted from Macaroons & Biscuits

Buttercream from Here

For the Macarons:

3 egg whites, room temp

1/4 cup (55g) superfine sugar

violet food coloring

pink food coloring

1 1/4 cups (200g) powdered sugar

1 cup (120g) ground almonds

For the Buttercream:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

6-8 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup milk

2 tsp vanilla extract (I used clear- no color)

violet food coloring

pink food coloring

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Using whisk attachment, beat egg whites with electric 

mixer until soft peaks form. Add superfine sugar a

little at a time and food colorings. I used a combination of the

violet and pink to get the color I wanted. Beat until sugar 

dissolves, then transfer to a large bowl. Fold in

sifted powdered sugar and ground almonds in 2

batches.

Spoon Mixture into a piping bag fitted with a

3/4" plain tip. Pipe 1 1/2" rounds about 3/4"

apart onto trays. Tap trays so Macarons spread 

slightly. Let stand 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 150C/300F.

Bake Macarons about 20 minutes. Cool

on trays.

Prepare Buttercream:  In the bowl of an electric mixer

fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, 4 cups

powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract and food colorings.

 Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 3-5 minutes.

Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating

for about 2 minutes after each addition, until icing reaches

desired consistency; you may not need to add all of the

sugar. 

Sandwich Macarons with buttercream. If using

sugared violets, pipe a tiny amount of buttercream on

top of macarons, then the add a Violet.

Love the soft Violet color! 

Thanks for visiting!!