I got married in 2008 and arranged for a friend of mine to make a tower of cupcakes for our wedding rather than a traditional wedding cake. I’ve just started seeing a new trend emerging – the Macaroon. While I haven’t personally seen these at weddings yet, I have seen them at a couple of baby and bridal showers.
Macaroon Tower
For those who are wondering what the heck a Macaroon is, it’s a French specialty, typically made with almond flour, sugar, and eggs. The outside is crunchy and the inside is meringue like, and usually two macaroons are joined together with a ganache filling. Intimate Weddings shares more about this emerging Macaroon trend!
For those thinking about making macaroons, it is possible, though I’m told they’re pretty tricky! My friend Talida shares about her macaroon making experiences on her blog and even had to take a class to learn to make them! So, if you are planning on DIYing most of your wedding, you might need to find a professional to do your Macaroons!
Will you be doing a non-traditional cake for your wedding?
Tags: Cake, cupcake, macaroon, wedding
the only thing about macaroons is that i would feel kind of jipped with getting a small macaroon instead of a slice of cake.. the size of a macaroon isn’t really substantial enough though i’m sure it would look really cute in pictures.. macaroons as wedding gifts is cute..
well you can always provide more than one macaroon per person
. I like the wedding gift idea though!
Having just returned from Paris, I loved being surrounded by macarons!
I’m not sure how I’d feel if I saw piles in lieu of a cake. To me, macarons are lovely pastries that would work great in a cookie buffet, or as already mentioned, as wedding favors, just not quite as cake. Cupcakes work because they are still a version of cake, and like many couples have done, the top layer can still be a layer of cake made in the same flavor.
This post really makes me want to eat a macaroon even though I’ve never had one before!