Golden Chocolate Macaroons

Description

These golden chocolate macaroons add an element of luxury to your dessert game. It only takes four ingredients to enjoy this golden shimmery dessert.

Instructions

1. Oil and line a large baking tray with baking parchment.
2. Grind the almonds, icing sugar and cocoa powder together to a very fine powder. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks then fold in the almond and sugar mixture.
3. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle and pipe 2 1/2 cm/ 1” rounds onto the tray.
4. Leave them to stand for 30 minutes to form a skin.
5. Preheat the oven to 170°C (150° fan)/ 325 F/ gas 3.
6. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Slide the paper onto a cold work surface and leave them to cool completely.
7. Beat the butter until light and fluffy then beat in the icing sugar. Mix the milk and cocoa together then add to the buttercream and whisk for 2 minutes.
8. Spoon the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a plain nozzle and pipe an even round onto half of the macaroons. Sandwich together with the other half.
9. Carefully apply the gold leaf with a dry brush.