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  • Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: LOVE Macaron
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    Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: LOVE Macaron

    This LOVE macaron is one of my favorite Valentine’s designs because it looks fun and graphic while still being very beginner-friendly. Instead of piping individual letters, the key to this design is using bubble-style letters that touch,…

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  • Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: Macaron Heart Cake
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    Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: Macaron Heart Cake

    This Macaron Heart Cake is one of my favorite shaped macarons to make for Valentine’s Day — and it’s easier than it looks! It’s basically a 5-inch heart-shaped macaron shell that gets filled generously and decorated with…

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  • Macaron Must-Haves: The Exact Tools You Need to Make Perfect Macarons Every Time
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    Macaron Must-Haves: The Exact Tools You Need to Make Perfect Macarons Every Time

    This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them—at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting my small bakery. If you’re new to macarons — or even…

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  • Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: Christmas Tree
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    Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: Christmas Tree

    If you’re looking for a festive macaron shape that looks impressive but is secretly so simple, Christmas Tree Macarons are the perfect beginner-friendly project. They use your regular macaron batter, just tinted green, and the piping technique…

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  • Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: The Snowman Macaron
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    Beginner Macaron Shapes to Try: The Snowman Macaron

    A simple, adorable winter macaron shape perfect for beginners There’s something magical about winter baking — the cozy flavors, the soft colors, and all the opportunities to create cute, seasonal treats. One of my favorite beginner-friendly macaron…

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    How I’m Building Fatté Before It Exists

    Why I’m growing a bakery that isn’t “real” yet… and why it already is. When I first started dreaming about Fatté — a bakery built around my fat macarons, fat cookies, and fat cinnamon rolls — it…

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Owner of @themodernbakery + @getfatte ✨
macaron maker • dessert obsessed • pasta lover • soft growth • sweet chaos

Extra egg yolks from macarons turned into silky Fr Extra egg yolks from macarons turned into silky French custard sauce (crème anglaise) poured over fresh strawberries 🍓 

Find the recipe link in bio 🫶🏻
We’re manifesting today ✨ My cafe lives on my vis We’re manifesting today ✨

My cafe lives on my vision board. So this is me trying to manifest it by acting like it already exists. Testing recipes, building the vibe, sharing the journey in real time.

Posting content seems to be changing people’s lives in so many different ways. So I’m going to use it to help me envision my vision board go from dreams to reality. 

Follow along if you want to watch the journey, you’re help bringing to life 🫶🏻

Today’s menu test: the parisian affair affogato
cinnamon lavender gelato + moka pot espresso
✨ Seeing the future never looked this sweet ✨ Thes ✨ Seeing the future never looked this sweet ✨
These crystal ball macarons are beginner-friendly (just one batter color!) — the magic happens when you watercolor them with royal icing and add that gold-painted base 💜🔮

Want to try them yourself? The free crystal ball template is linked in my bio!

#MacaronArt #HalloweenBaking #BeginnerMacarons #CrystalBallMacarons #BakingInspiration
✨ A little spooky, a little magical ✨ These potion ✨ A little spooky, a little magical ✨
These potion bottle macarons are beginner-friendly (one batter color only!) but look like they’re swirling with enchantment once decorated. 🧪💖

I watercolored them with royal icing in different shades of pink and wrapped the caps in edible silver leaf for that champagne-bottle sparkle.

Want to try them yourself? The free potion bottle template is waiting for you at the link in bio! 🎃

#BeginnerMacarons #MacaronArt #halloweenbaking
Brewing up something sweet this Halloween… 🪄 Begin Brewing up something sweet this Halloween… 🪄
Beginner-friendly witches’ cauldron macarons, complete with bubbling royal icing potion, shimmer, and gold leaf. ✨
👉 Free template in bio!
I use to make everything… cupcakes, cookies, cakes I use to make everything… cupcakes, cookies, cakes. I was constantly stretched too thin. But when I niched down to macarons, my business finally started working for me. I now reuse my ingredients across multiple products — saving time, making more, and still surprising my customers each week.
Disney magic, but make it macarons 🐭✨ These pastel Disney magic, but make it macarons 🐭✨ These pastel Mickey Mouse shells are one of the easiest shapes to try if you’re new to macarons.

✔️ Beginner-friendly shape
✔️ Pastel-perfect party idea
✔️ Free Mickey Mouse template (link in bio)
After years of trial (and plenty of error 🙃), I fi After years of trial (and plenty of error 🙃), I finally put together the exact way I make my macarons every week. I made it into a little guide so it’s all in one place—simple, step-by-step, and beginner-friendly. ✨

It’s the same method I use at The Modern Bakery, written in a way I wish I had when I first started. The guide gives you the foundation, and on my blog I’ve started sharing extra flavor ideas you can pair with it to keep things fun and creative.

It’s on sale right now if you want to grab it while it’s discounted 💕 link in bio.
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