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03/09/2026

How to safely decorate desserts with fresh flowers 🌸

Fresh flowers can make macarons, cakes and dessert towers look beautiful, but there are a few important things to check before placing them anywhere near food.

🌿 Choose the right flowers

Some edible flowers include roses, pansies and violas, cornflowers, calendula, nasturtiums, lavender and borage.

But even edible flowers should ideally be grown specifically for culinary use. Flowers from florists, supermarkets or garden centres may have been treated with pesticides or other chemicals that aren’t suitable for food.

⚠️ Know which flowers to avoid

Some flowers are toxic and should never come into direct contact with food. These include lily of the valley, foxglove, oleander, hydrangea, daffodils and delphinium.

✂️ Prepare and isolate the stems

Remove unnecessary leaves and make a fresh cut with clean floral secateurs.

If a flower isn’t edible, never push the bare stem directly into a cake or allow it to touch macarons. Use a food-safe flower pick or another suitable barrier.

Floral tape can help secure the stem, but remember: it doesn’t make the flower or stem food-safe.

💧 Be careful with moisture

Keep flowers fresh and cool before decorating, but avoid spraying them with water once they’re close to macarons. Extra moisture can quickly soften the shells and affect their texture.

And one important rule: never assume a flower is safe just because you’ve seen it used on a cake or on Instagram. Always check the exact variety, whether it’s edible and how it was grown.

Btw, I share more practical tips like this from decoration and macarons to techniques I use in my own pastry work, inside free ALMOND WhatsApp group.

Love baking and macarons? Come and join us!

INSIDE ALMOND WHATSAPP you can:
• find useful tips and materials I share from my own experience
• ask questions and get answers from me and other bakers
• share your results, ideas and experience
• learn from each other and get support from people who love macarons too

It’s a friendly space to learn, share and connect with other macaron lovers 🥰👩‍🍳

Comment GROUP and I’ll send you the link to

28/08/2026

Over 8 years of working with macarons, I’ve tested a ton of options and found the BEST places to buy everything: from equipment to packaging and ingredients.
Over time, I’ve built a huge list: 50+ trusted items with links to where I get everything at the best prices.

And yes, these are exactly the things you ask me about all the time 👇
— where to buy macaron stands
— which oven to choose
— what mixer is actually worth it
— where to get an edible printer
— baking mats, containers, packaging, etc.

So instead of answering everyone one by one, I put together a guide 🫶
Inside, you’ll find:
• essential equipment
• my go-to tools
• direct links to everything I personally use

✨ And if you want everything I use, I’ve put together a full list (50+ items), including:
• equipment
• ingredients
• prep & storage tools
• serving & packaging
• direct links so you can recreate my exact process

This is available inside Almond Club 💛

If you want to join the club and get the full list, comment “club” and I’ll send you all the details

If you’re ready to finally understand what is going wrong with your macarons and start getting consistent results, comme...
27/08/2026

If you’re ready to finally understand what is going wrong with your macarons and start getting consistent results, comment “COURSE” below 👇

25/08/2026

One of the easiest ways to make your macarons feel more premium and increase your sales👇

CUSTOM PRINTING 🖨️

I started using personalised printing on my macarons for weddings, birthdays, corporate events and other special orders and it completely changed the type of orders I could offer.

Instead of selling:

“12 macarons ”

you can offer:

“12 macarons personalised with the couple’s initials and wedding date.”

Or a company logo.
A birthday design.
A personalised message.
Even a family crest (I’ve actually made an order like this before 🥰)

The recipe hasn’t changed.But the perceived value of the product has 😌👌

Your macarons are no longer something customers can easily compare with a standard box from another baker.

They’re created specifically for their event, their brand or their celebration.

And that’s why edible printing can be such a useful technique for a macaron business.

And it’s a greater example on the video, there lemon macarons were made with custom printing for an event 🍋

If you’d like custom branded macarons for your business, wedding, birthday or special event, feel free to message me directly. I’ll be happy to discuss the design, colours and personalisation for your order 📝

Want to print on macarons yourself? Comment “PRINT” and I’ll send you the link to the shop where I bought the printer I use 🖨️ 🌸

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