Macarons should be the new cupcakes
They can be made into pretty much any flavor. They come in a variety of pretty pastel colors. They're portable and neat to eat, and the name is so much sexier than whoopie pies.
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18 Comments:
I thought they already were the new cupcake.
SqueezeBottle at 3:49PM on 07/30/09
I would be happier if fried pork rinds would be the new cupcake. It would be better for most girls' figures.
Ortolan at 3:55PM on 07/30/09
@squeezebottle: I thought whoopie pies were the new cupcake. Which is why I think macarons need advocacy. Write your congressperson (or Sarah Jessica Parker). Who do you think would be the Magnolia of the macaron world?
Aynsl156 at 4:34PM on 07/30/09
I still like cupcakes, although I wouldn't turn down a macaron or a whoopie pie, either. We hear a lot about how passe cupcakes are, but whenever I show up with a plateful, folks are all over them.
arjava at 4:41PM on 07/30/09
And they're usually gluten-free - you have my vote!
srcnyc at 5:50PM on 07/30/09
Nope. Cupcakes became fashionable for a few years because they had retro appeal to people who fondly remember them from their childhood birthday parties and PTA bake sales decades ago. Macarons have no such roots in the US. Besides, they just sound too French and pretentious for non-foodie people to go around asking for them the way they enjoy saying "cupcake."
Lorenzo at 5:53PM on 07/30/09
Weren't cupcakes the new macarons just a couple months ago? There was a bit of macaron madness throughout the blogosphere and I feel like there's been much more of a focus on cupcakes lately, which has also been increasing for a couple years now.
pearl at 6:34PM on 07/30/09
Have meringues been the new "it" food? If they haven't, they should be.
GregWA at 7:57PM on 07/30/09
I had a chance to "sample" (read "devour) macarons from Laduree in Paris earlier this year. The Fruits Rouge macaron's intense berry flavor still makes my mouth salivate! I also loved their Lily of the Valley macaron with its delicate, floral profile. I am all for macarons being the new cupcake- BUT I find it hard to find a good macaron with the right texture / flavor / consistency.
anneliesz at 8:27PM on 07/30/09
@ortolan, LOL!
cybercita at 8:57PM on 07/30/09
Aren't they called Macaroons?
smallblondemom at 11:04PM on 07/30/09
They sort of are, except most amateur bakers can't make them!
They require far more skill and "sense" of baking than do cupcakes...so basically they'll never be the new cupcake.
But actually, most cupcakes out there these days are bad (hello diabetes-inducing crusty American buttercream frosting + dry cake), so I suppose GOOD cupcakes may be the new cupcake.
charm city cupcake at 1:51AM on 07/31/09
I ate this guy:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm4/nomadicduck/IMG_8339.jpg
in France...I'd def travel all the way back to Versailles to get another!!
machellebelle at 7:30AM on 07/31/09
That would be awesome! I wish it were easy to find macarons around here. I made them once, and they are difficult, but I don't think it's be too hard once you get it down. And flavor possibilities are endless. Wheels are turning...
@smallblondemom - They are macarons (French) to distinguish from the coconut macaroons, which would not make it far at all in a contest to be the new cupcake.
Megs915 at 3:29PM on 07/31/09
Judging by the amount of macarons I see on food blogs, I think they already are the new cupcake.
Chew on That at 4:22PM on 07/31/09
I definitely enjoy good macaroons, but the pie lollipops should be the new cupcake.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/07/pie-lollipops-baking-recipe.html
jboylan at 8:13PM on 07/31/09
Nay. I am SO tired of 'trendy' food. I love cupcakes but I loved them before they were the 'it' thing. I love macarons but I don't need to start seeing them/reading about them EVERYWHERE. It just annoys me.
killatofu at 11:29PM on 08/02/09
I personally never understood why cupcakes were the new cupcakes, or why any dessert is the new dessert. Yeah, there are stores that exclusively sell cupcakes, but it's really only because cup cakes are single serving for walk in grazers. How about the blogosphere starts covering a multitude of different, delicious baked goods, and that can be the new "cupcakes."
jesswalker9 at 11:22AM on 08/07/09