Ciao! Apr/May 2016 Digital Issue | Page 25

ciao! cooks macarons in bloom Flowers provided by Freshcut Downtown by Kathleen Cerrer Inspired by nature, these blooming designs celebrate colours and flowers found in a spring garden. French macarons are the hottest treat in the world of sweets, and a chocolate ganache filling makes them even more irresistible. Pastry chefs/owners Phingky Fuentes of Pinky’s Bakeshop and Betty Lai and Douglas Krahn of Chocolate Zen Bakery visited the Ciao! kitchen to decorate macarons that look (almost) too pretty to eat! ciao! / apr/may / two thousand sixteen 23 Photography by Ian McCausland Hand painted floral designs combine pâtisserie with pastels