French Macarons – World Spice

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (2 oz; 60 g) almond meal
• 1 cup (3-3/4 oz; 110 g) confectioner's sugar
• 1-1/2 tablespoons unsweetened Valrhona Cocoa Powder
• 2 large egg whites (2 oz; 60 g), at room temperature (see Note)
• Pinch of Fleur de Sel
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons (1 oz; 30 g) blond cane sugar
• 1/4 cup (1-3/4 oz; 50 g) heavy cream
• 4 Green Cardamom Pod
• 1-3/4 oz (50 g) dark chocolate (70% cocoa), finely chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter, diced