FLAVOUR
This is a bitter-sweet moment. One of the puddings I used to love when growing up was a variation on Julia Child’s Mousseline au Chocolate, a delicious concoction of chocolate, orange liqueur and orange zest.
I wanted to replicate that taste in this macaron. We use blood orange juice which is less acidic and more flavourful than ordinary Orange juice, however it is quite sweet and needs a 50% cacao chocolate or more to achieve the perfect bitter-sweet balance in a delicious and lingering combination.
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INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS:
Sugar, ground almonds, free range eggs, Belgian dark & milk chocolate (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring), fresh orange juice, orange zest, natural orange essence, food colour (E422, E1520, E551, E155, E110*). *May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children.
Delivery Information
All orders come with DPD delivery. Depending on your location, the delivery options vary as follows:
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UK Mainland Delivery (excluding Scottish Highlands)
All orders to mainland UK are sent with DPD Next Day. This is a tracked service - you will receive an email with the tracking number, and if you leave an email at checkout, you will also receive an email with a 1 hour delivery window.
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UK Non-Mainland Delivery
If your order is destined for the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, Northern Ireland, or remote areas of Scotland, your order is sent with Royal Mail Special Delivery. The delivery timeframe will vary depending on the postcode, and can be anywhere from next business day to 3 business days. A postcode-specific estimate (based on Royal Mail advertised delivery timeframes) is displayed on the Shipping Method step at checkout.
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Saturday Delivery
If you place your order after the 11am cutoff on Thursday and before the 11am cutoff on Friday, you will have the option of Saturday delivery either by DPD or Royal Mail if it is avilable for the destination postcode. There is an additional cost for this service.
Orders placed on Thursdays & Fridays
For orders placed after 11am on Thursday and before 11am on Friday, the following applies:
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UK Mainland Delivery (excluding Scottish Highlands)
Orders that are sent with DPD Next Day (Mon-Fri) will be sent out the following Monday (excluding Bank Holidays) for delivery on Tuesday. Please select Saturday delivery if you would like to receive them on Saturday instead.
We cannot make exceptions for this as DPD automatically disposes of food parcels that are in transit for more than 2 days, and will not attempt delivery on Saturday if the Saturday service is not selected.
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UK Non-Mainland Delivery
Orders that are sent with Royal Mail Special Delivery will be sent out on Friday if the order is placed before 11am. Please see the delivery estimates on the Shipping Method step of checkout for postcode-specific estimates.
If Saturday delivery is available it will be a shipping option at checkout, otherwise Royal Mail will take between 1-3 business days to deliver the parcel, depending on the postcode.