Macarons with Chocolate Ganache & Lemon Buttercream

Today I am making some Macarons again, this time is to give some to a friend and also for my nephews too. They have been pestering me to bake this little hamburgers for them but I always put on hold as I don't like them to eat so much sweet stuffs especially Macarons which are very sweet.

Macaron Recipe

Ingredients:
4 large egg whites
70g Caster Sugar
230g Icing Sugar
120g Almond Ground
Food Coloring (optional)

Methods:
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
- Beat Egg white and caster sugar till stiff.
- Sift the Almond Ground and Icing Sugar.
- Fold into the egg white mixture.
- Mixture should be smooth and not runny.
- Do not over mix or else macarons will have no feet.
- Pipe onto trays lined with baking paper.
- Give the tray a rap and bake for 20 minutes.

Chocolate Ganache Filling

150g Chocolate Converture 70%
150g Dairy Cream
30g Unsalted Butter

Method:
Boil the cream and stir into the chocolate till melted and smooth texture.
Blend in the soft butter and keep at room temp.
Keep in fridge.

Lemon Buttercream

1/2 cup salted butter
2 cups of icing sugar
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cream

Method
Whip the butter, add in icing sugar one cup at a time, beating continuously.
Add lemon zest & lemon juice.
Lastly add in cream to thin it out.