Description
Festive almond macarons filled with buttery Christmas Tree Cake frosting and decorated like mini holiday trees.
Ingredients
1 cup almond flour
1 cup powdered sugar
3 large egg whites
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (for filling)
1 tbsp heavy cream
2–3 Christmas Tree Cakes (crumbled)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup white chocolate
Green sprinkles
Red buttercream or icing
Instructions
1. Sift almond flour and powdered sugar together.
2. Whip egg whites and cream of tartar until frothy, add sugar, beat to stiff peaks.
3. Fold in dry mix until batter flows like lava.
4. Pipe rounds on parchment, rest 30-40 minutes.
5. Bake at 300°F for 15–17 minutes, cool completely.
6. Beat butter, sugar, cream, and vanilla for buttercream, fold in cake crumbs.
7. Pipe filling, sandwich shells, decorate with chocolate and sprinkles.
8. Chill 24 hours for best texture.
Notes
Use blanched almond flour for smooth shells.
Replace snack cakes with any vanilla sponge.
Rest shells fully before baking for smooth tops.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French-American Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 macaron
- Calories: 125
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg