Dan's Valentine's Macaron

Join the brilliant Dan Beasley Harling (GBBO, series 9) live from London who will teach you to create Rose and Raspberry Macarons with a Valentine's twist. 

The class will take place on Sunday 12th February 2023 at the following times:

 12pm PT / 2pm CT / 3pm ET / 8pm UK GMT

All you need is access to Zoom via a computer, an iPad or a phone and you'll be connected! We’ll start off the class with an introductory welcome and some background from Dan's time on TV, before we ask you to put on your aprons & bake along as you watch Dan demonstrate all the skills required to make this favourite treat. Our class will take around 2 hours as we bake our masterpieces, before you can tuck into the fruits of your labour all whilst hearing fantastic memories and stories from Dan.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same household. Places are non-refundable and cannot be cancelled or altered after purchase. All guests will be emailed a link to the class on the Monday prior.

Equipment:

Digital scales

Medium mixing bowl

Sieve

Whisk

Small bowl

Stand mixer with bowl and whisk attachment

Small mixing bowl

1/4 tsp measure

Spatula

2 x Piping bag

10mm round piping tip (optional)

2 baking sheets

2 silicone baking mats, or parchment paper

Wire cooling rack

Cocktail sticks

Medium saucepan

Cling film

Scissors

Heart template

Ingredients:

Macaron Shells:

120g (1 cup) ground almonds*

120g (1 cup) icing sugar

100g egg whites (about 3 large eggs)

100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

pink/red food colouring

(*you will need ~150g of ground almonds to ensure that you have enough finely ground pieces)

Rose and Raspberry Creme Mousseline:

200ml (3/4 cup + 1 1/2 tbsp) milk

3 egg yolks

20g (2 1/2 tbsp) cornflour/corn starch

75g (1/3 cup) caster sugar

150g (10 tbsp + 2 tsp) unsalted butter, softened

20g (1/4 cup) freeze dried raspberry powder

1/4 tsp rose extract

pink/red food colouring

If you have any questions regarding this class please email us at info@bakewithalegend.com. To see all our other classes which are currently on sale, please click here. Alternatively we do offer private events, please contact us for more information or click on the ‘Virtual Events’ page for more detail.

It is your responsiblity to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies  or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements.We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.