chocolate macarons

Ingredients

Batter:

200 gm sugar powder

100 gm almond powder

50 gm cocoa

100 gm egg whites

100 gm castor sugar

Filling :

110 gm semi sweet chocolate

15 gm butter

100 gm whipping cream

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 C. Whisk powdered sugar, almond powder and cocoa powder without any lumps.  Beat the egg whites until they begin to rise , beat in the castor sugar until  it forms firm peaks.

 Combine the mixture with the powder sugar and almond mixture. Line two baking sheets with baking paper.  Pipe this batter in one diameter circles evenly spaced one inch apart. Let the cookies rest for 30 minutes. Bake them for 15 minutes. Cool completely before removing from baking sheet.

For the filling:

Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sizes stainless steel bowl. Heat the cream in a sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow it to stand for five minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth, stir in the butter. Let it cool.

Now spread some chocolate filling using a spoon on the inside of the macarons then sandwich them together. Store in an air tight container and refrigerate.