Dear Diary,
Mother has asked me to create some kind of desert for the king. I really don't want to. Why do I, of all people, have to get married to the King of Hearts? Both of us deserve someone better. For him, a better Queen, who actually cares about Hearts and knows what she is doing. For me, someone that I can be myself with, other than Mary Ann of course.
If I don't do what Mother says, I might as well be digging up my own grave.
I had macarons in mind. Rose macarons to be specific. I plan to make normal macarons with a rose ganache instead.
Ingredient List:
Rose Ganache
1/2 cup heavy cream 120 ml
5 grams invert sugar read notes
255 grams white chocolate
1/2 tsp rose water or rose extract
How to make them:
Rose Ganache
Place the heavy cream and invert sugar in a small saucepan. Bring it to almost a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat off once you see the bubbles starting to rise.
Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, along with the rose water. Let it sit for one minute. Use a whisk to emulsify the ganache, until the chocolate has melted entirely.
Pour the ganache in a bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Place it in the fridge for 1 hour at least, but it can take up to a few hours for the ganache to fully firm up.
Heat up the cream, pour over the chocolate along with the rose water. Let the mixture sit for a minute, and use a whisk to combine the cream and the chocolate until completely smooth, and the chocolate has entirely melted.
Cover and place the ganache in the fridge for a few hours.
Remove the ganache from the fridge and stir it with a spatula.
Then place it in a piping bag and pipe onto the macaron shells.
The macarons came out wonderfully. At least one good thing would come out of today. They are such delicate things.
Mother said I will be meeting the King in his royal gardens. I must do anything I can to distract myself beforehand. What if he presents me with a ring in front of everyone? What will I do then?
I won't be able to take it.
Oh I do hope something… or someone, helps me out today.
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