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20 minutes

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Decadent macaron ball

Serves 12

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes’ chilling time

Ingredients

1 x 680 g jar Nutella
24 macarons
edible gold cake decorations, to decorate
edible gold shimmer, to decorate

Method

1. Spread the Nutella (or home-made buttercream, if you prefer) all over a 23 cm polystyrene ball and stick on the macarons.

2. Decorate with the cake decorations and gold shimmer. Chill until ready to serve.

Cook's note: Find polystyrene balls at florist supply stores and edible shimmer at baking stores. Search for a macaron recipe at taste.co.za if you’d like to make your own.

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Photographs: Myburgh Du Plessis
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food Assistant: Jacqueline Burgess and Emma Barbieri

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Decadent macaron ball

Decadent macaron ball

Ingredients

Method