Along with balancing a full-time job and makeup artistry, one of my other “side gigs” is baking Macarons. Now don’t confuse this with Macaroons.

From Yumsugar:

A macaron specifically refers to a meringue-based cookie made with almond flour, egg whites, and granulated and powdered sugar, then filled with buttercream or fruit spread. The delicate treat has a crunchy exterior and a weightless interior with a soft ending that’s almost nougatlike in its chewiness. To add to the confusion, it’s often called a French macaroon.

In contrast, the word macaroon is a generic phrase that is applied to a number of small, sweet confections. Mostly, the term is equated with the moist and dense coconut macaroon, which is composed of egg whites, sugar, and dried coconut, often piped with a star-shaped tip, and sometimes dipped in chocolate.

I rarely take orders during bridal season as I learned my lesson last year.

What happened last year you ask?

Well, one of my high school friends contacted me to ask if I would make 180 mini-macarons for her wedding.  I quickly agreed because it’s my high school friend after all.  Here’s the kicker…the order would be due in the morning before two bridal trials.  Just the day before, I finished a wedding.  So while baking, I had to clean my brushes.  Needless to say, I didn’t sleep at all that weekend.  Lessons Learned.

So what kind of mini-macarons did I make?  For Jon + Yanto’s wedding, I did an eggplant-coloured shell with white chocolate lemon ganache.

On the following day, I received this lovely text message from Yanto:

To my surprise, an e-mail came my way from another high school friend & the one that got me into makeup artistry, Mr. Chris Luk.  He was the photographer for Jon + Yanto’s wedding and snapped some photos of my creation.  It was really sweet of him and great to see how everything was laid out.

To see more photos from Jon + Yanto’s wedding, click here.

If you want to check out more of my creations, you can head over to my Facebook Page. I’ve been trying to “up” my decorating game, so here’s something I concocted: