Chocolate Raspberry Macarons - The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley

Ingredients

• 5 large egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 2 cups (4 sticks/1 lb) unsalted butter
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2-3 tbsp. cacao powder, or more to taste
• 1 1/4 cups of buttercream
• 1 1/3 cup The Perfect Purée Red Raspberry Puree, thawed
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp. low or no-sugar needed pectin
• 160 g. almond flour
• 160 g. confectioners’ sugar
• 120 g. egg whites, divided
• 150 g. granulated sugar
• 40 g. water
• Chefmaster food gel color mauve(or color of choice)