Pillowy Delights

Photography by Bill Muganda

By Sanaa Mughal

We dare anyone to find a dessert more elegant and graceful than the Macaron. It’s one of those baking delights that are nice to look at and fun to make, even if you don’t like the taste of them. Surprisingly, most people think the macarons’ origin is from France, but history tracks back the origin of the Macaron to Italy when Catherine de’ Medici supposedly brought the maccherone to France in the 16th Century. However, origins aside, the French have played the most integral role in pushing the Macaron to what it is today and the first recipe of the Macaron can be traced to France in the 17th Century.

Perfect when done right and notoriously easy to get wrong, the Macaron consists of two meringue pillowy cookies brought together by a smooth filling. In recent times, the Macaron flavours have gotten more exciting- You can get Matcha Macarons, Mint flavours, caramel flavours and even alcohol flavours. Here at Yummy, In celebration of the delicate balance between ingredients and taste, we have heralded the Macaron as our focus of transforming innovation and celebrations of the magic In Between. Partnering with us in this celebration and in the cover of this issue is the new bakery in town, Fully Baked located at Sarit Centre. Founded by a Le Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef, Fully Baked is an all-new, all eggless, dessert cafe that brings to you a variety of cakes, cupcakes and exquisite french desserts all paired with a perfectly made cup of Blend AFRICA coffee and specialty teas from The East India Company. The space is creative and colourful and has some playful macaron stools where kids can decorate some cookies while mum shares a Mille-feuille with her friends. Their menu is ever-changing with the addition of fun new flavours- you will always have something new to try. All enjoyed in an exciting ambience, with creative interiors. The most recent addition to the menu is the Eggless Macaron. Being an eggless cafe, the Fully Baked team have managed to perfect the eggless macaron, and in a variety of flavours to boot!! These tiny desserts are like drops of heaven that must be devoured in an instant.