FRENCH MACARON HOLIDAY WORKSHOP

Spend an informative, fun-filled day in the Le Chat Gourmet kitchen
with Chef Vincent, perfecting proper techniques for blending the
macaron batter, creating domed and footed French macarons
in stunning holiday shapes and delicious flavors!

Saturday, December 9^th
10 AM – 3 PM

Skills & Techniques:
Making Classic French Meringue Macarons
Creating the ‘infamous feet’ I Coloring Macaron Shells
Macaronage (yes there is such a technique, the key to success!)
Using a Pastry Bag and Decorating Tips I Making French Buttercream
Using an Oven Thermometer I Using a Digital Food Scale
Le Chat’s recipe is the real deal from France, thus ingredients
are weighed in grams for precise measurement using a food scale

Recipes include:

FRENCH MACARONS
– introduced in France by the Italian chef of
Queen Catherine de Medici during the Renaissance,
French macarons are delicate sandwich cookies
with a crisp exterior and nougat-like, chewy interior

FRENCH MACARON SHELLS
– each individual cookie is known as a macaron shell,
formed by ‘macaronage’, properly whipped egg whites,
fine almond flour, confectioners’ sugar and food coloring are
worked until the batter is smooth, shiny and flowing like honey.
The macaron batter is then piped into discs on silicone
lined baking trays using a pastry bag with decorating tip

FRENCH BUTTERCREAM
– rich and creamy, French buttercream has a taste
and consistency similar to custard or pastry cream,
made using unsalted butter, pasteurized eggs,
sifted powdered sugar and choice of flavor

SNOWMAN MACARONS
– snowman shaped macaron shells filled with
vanilla bean French buttercream,
hand decorated with royal icing to create the
carrot noses, button coal eyes and mouth

ROYAL ICING
– the perfect icing for decorating,
it sets quickly and tastes delicious, made using
meringue powder and powdered sugar

HOT CHOCOLATE MACARONS
– chocolate cocoa macaron shells filled with
marshmallow French buttercream,
decorated with a melted dark chocolate stripe
and mini marshmallows

GINGERBREAD MACARONS
– gingerbread macaron shells filled with
white chocolate ginger French buttercream,
finished with cinnamon dust

PINK CHAMPAGNE MACARONS
– it’s the holidays, time for the bubbly…macarons that is!,
pink macaron shells filled with champagne
French buttercream and decorated with
an edible silver painted swoosh

$135 per person

Note: Bring a container to take home the extra macarons!