Mooty Mouse Matcha Macarons (Book Giveaway!)

If you lived in Singapore as a young child in the early 1980s, you would most likely have heard of Mooty Mouse. I have the privilege of making the likeness of this plucky and kind-hearted fella in the form of macarons, as part of Marshall Cavendish's publicity efforts because he is making a comeback!

Mooty isn't an easy subject to make in macaron form as his salient features are very thin and fine. It was fairly nerve wreaking trying to pick the baked shells off the baking sheet because of that! I made sure that the macarons capture his soulful eyes, long thread-like tail, red sarong and flip-flops. And of course, his coy expression and posture.

Sharing a rare insight to my planning process...

I have to carefully plan what piping tips to use, how to portion the colours and piping steps

I added extra cornflour for Mooty's tail to add some strength to the most fragile part. I used the French method for this small batch of macarons. You may find the basics and details of the method in my second macaron book Creative Baking: Macaron Basics.

Piped shells!

I decorated the shells with edible marker and some gel food colouring dissolved in vodka to make a paint, and painted on the pink part of the ears and some grey shading with a small paint brush.

I filled the shells with Matcha white chocolate ganache.

Mooty Mouse Matcha Macarons! Note the alliterations 😆

Those of you who have young children or who are young at heart, do checkout Mooty and be charmed by his adventures! To make this easier for you, I am giving away three copies of the commemorative edition of The Adventures of Mooty by Jessie Wee in collaboration with Marshall Cavendish, sent right over to your doorstep!

To enter the giveaway, please complete the Rafflecopter by clicking on this link.

An email will be sent to each of the three winners to notify him/her of the win. Should a reply not be received within 48 hours, another winner will be selected. The book will be sent to the winners by post. This contest is opened to residents of Singapore only.

Update (23/3/19): Winners will be announced on this blog post by 7 April 2019.

Update (8/4/19): The giveaway is closed and winners have been selected! Congratulations Tay Li Shing, Pixie Seet and Ruth Wan! A gentle reminder to reply the email sent to you within 48 hours with your mailing addresses. Another winner will be selected in your place if you fail to do so. Thank you 😊.

With love,
Phay Shing