Oo lala, French Macarons

Chocolate and Lemon French Macarons

Macarons are chic, delicious french treats. They come in a variety of flavors, colors and fillings, having thin crunchy exterior and a soft middle. These petite treats are picture perfect and make lovely tea party treats or gifts. Yet before making these I'd never had a macaron before. I was delighted by there light flavoring and dainty size. I was also thrilled by how they turned out. Recipes time and time again prepared me for them to come out flat or misshapen, but mine turned out beautiful! This time I made two flavors, lemon with a lemon curd filling and chocolate with nutella spread filling. They tasted wonderful. I'm excited to continue baking macarons in all flavors and fillings. Maybe salted carmel next? We'll see! Well I hope you love them as much as me! 
    

Chocolate Macaron Filled with Nutella

Celebration Cake

Four Layer White Cake and Buttercream 

So maybe there wasn't really anything to celebrate, but this cake is worth a celebration on its own. This was my first true attempt at a multiple layer cake (usually I stick with cupcakes). The results were better than I ever imagined! It was simple, just buttercream and white cake, but it tasted smooth and delectable. I loved this cake recipe, it was simple and not too fussy when I increased it to enough for four 8" layers. Next birthday, party, or celebration, I'm making a cake like this one. I'm so excited for my next cake, using this recipe I'm going to try something like this ómbre cake by dying  the layers.