Weigh out ingredients
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You'll need powdered sugar, almond flour, granulated sugar, egg whites, and blue & black gel food gel.
Make the macaron shell batter
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Make the meringue with the swiss method and sift the dry ingredients twice. Fold the dry ingredients into the meringue with a gentle macaronage technique until you can draw several figure eights without the batter breaking.
Bake the macaron shells
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Transfer the mixture to a piping bag and pipe at a perpendicular angle to fill in the circle template. Let the macarons rest for about 30-40 minutes, then bake! If creating a speckled look, mix a small amount of black food gel with water and flick black dots all over the shells.
Assemble
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Pair the shells then pipe the buttercream on one shell and place the other shell on top, pressing down ever so slightly to ensure they stick together.
Enjoy!
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Enjoy these Easter themed macarons!