Macarons in Bracknell
French macarons are £3 each here, made as decoration on a cake rather than sold by the box: twelve around the top edge of a 6-inch comes to £36 on top of the £100 cake. Each one is two almond-meringue shells with a cream filling, made to order in Bracknell.
Two things are worth knowing before you order. A macaron is not a macaroon — different biscuit, different country, one letter apart. And a filled macaron is better the day after it is made than the day it is made, which is true of almost nothing else in a bakery.
What do macarons cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
French mini macaron Delicate almond meringue cookies with a smooth cream filling each, on a cake | £3 |
Twelve on a cake The usual number for a ring around the top edge of a six-inch 12 macarons | £36 |
6" cake to put them on The cake is priced by size; macarons are added to it 8–12 slices | £100 |
A box of macarons on their own Not in the price list — see the last question below | Ask |
Macarons are priced per item from the add-ons list and added to a cake priced by size. Delivery from £30 by distance, or free collection. They contain almonds, always — see nut-free cakes if that is the constraint.
Ask about macarons
We reply within 24 hours with a price. No deposit is taken until you are happy with the quote.
Not ready to send it? What follows answers most of what people ask first.
How long it takes
7–10 days for a simple design, at least 14 for two tiers.
Sooner is sometimes possible: a rush adds 50% when the notice is under 7 days, if the diary is clear.
In a hurry? Bento cakes take 3–5 days.
Delivery
From £30, quoted by distance from RG12 0UY.
Collection from Bracknell is free — see the areas we cover.
Paying
50% deposit to hold your date; orders under £50 are paid in full.
Balance 3 hours before collection, or cash on the day.
The deposit is non-refundable but transferable with 4 days' notice — full terms.
Why does a macaron have feet?
The ruffled rim around the base is called the foot, and it is the one sign of a macaron that has been made properly. Piped shells are left out for twenty to forty minutes until the surface dries to a skin; in the oven the steam inside then cannot escape upwards through that skin, so it pushes out sideways at the bottom and lifts the shell on a frill. Skip the drying and you get a cracked dome with no foot. It is the most failure-prone small thing in a home kitchen, which is why they are priced per item rather than thrown in.
What do macarons do on a cake?
They give a smooth cake a top edge without adding a single flower, and they do it in the cake's own colours. Twelve is the number for a 6-inch — a ring with the macarons just touching — and eighteen to twenty for an eight-inch. They sit on buttercream, so they go on within hours of collection rather than the day before: a shell left on a damp surface overnight softens where it touches.
Macarons against the other top-edge options
Twelve macarons — £36, in any colour, crisp and chewy.
Fresh flowers — free from a florist, wrapped at the stem, nobody eats them.
A meringue crown — egg white and sugar, no almonds, and it does not go soft.
Which colours are honest in a macaron?
Pale ones. The shell is a meringue dried in a cool oven, and the colour has to be in the batter before it bakes, so a deep red or a true black needs so much gel colour that the batter loosens and the foot goes. Pastels, dusty tones and anything with a little brown in it come out exactly as intended; neon does not, in this kitchen or any other. If the party needs a strong colour, the strong colour belongs on the cake and the macarons should sit a shade lighter than it.
What else do people ask?
Allergies? Our kitchen handles all 14 of the allergens UK law requires us to declare, so nothing we bake is free from any of them. What is in each cake, and our hygiene rating.