Macaron Fail Cupcakes

A big bummer that the French macarons I attempted to make, a two-day process, were a big fail. 😢 So I made a batch of cupcakes to adorn them with my failure… and ordered some ingredients for my next attempt. Stay tuned!

The extra Italian meringue would be piped into the cupcakes. Boy, was it a dreamy texture.

The buttercream that would have been the filling for the macarons.

I had hope when they were drying out… I wanted to make them the color of my couch.

Cracked shells and no feet = not macarons

Commence cupcake compensation

Making space for filling

Macaron hat

Delightful cross-section

Ok, I feel a little better now

They are a delicious repurposing of would-be macaron shells