This home baker is taking Louisville's dessert scene by storm. Meet Le Joli Macaron
Sugary whipped icing is carefully piped on top of thin and delicate layers of meringue. The smell of rich vanilla wafts from the kitchen throughout the house as Jill Lascoe's family swarms the kitchen to claim the "reject" macarons.
Lascoe, 34, is the brains behind Le Joli Macaron, which translates to "The Pretty Macaron," a sentiment that sums up the business she runs out of her home and at area farmers markets.
Flavors like pistachio, fruity pebbles, birthday cake, and lemon blueberry are just the tip of the iceberg for this boutique baker. Lascoe also makes macaron ice-cream sandwiches, macaron cakes, and her own 'fatcarons:' overstuffed and dramatic macarons.
Lascoe started Le Jolie Macaron after a post-pregnancy baking hobby turned into a surprise success.
"I've always had a baking hobby," Lascoe told the Courier Journal. "After I had my third kid, I needed a hobby for myself more than being a mom. Macarons are notoriously hard to make, so it was just kind of like a challenge to tackle."
Friends and family of Lascoe enjoyed her macarons so much that they encouraged her to start a business. For the past two years, Le Joli Macaron has been building its brand and seeing success in the local market. Currently, Lascoe sells her goods at the St. Matthews Farmers Market, 4100 Shelbyville Road, every other Saturday. According to Lascoe, she normally sells out by 11:30 am.
While she does aspire to have a storefront one day, Lascoe doesn't bake just for profit.
"My slogan is 'baking to bring joy,'" Lascoe said. "I'm just helping people celebrate special events and put a smile on their faces."
Lascoe works part-time in healthcare but finds the time to whip up some new macarons, of which her husband and children are extremely supportive.
"Good taste testers is how they've described themselves," Lascoe said.
Her family also helps with sales at farmers' markets when they can.
Lascoe's traditional flavors are red velvet, confetti cake, brown sugar, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla bean and snickerdoodle. According to Lascoe, vanilla bean is her most popular flavored macaron. Right behind that is pistachio.
A dozen traditional macarons are $30, a dozen specialty are $33 and a macaron cake starts at $30. Lascoe's special fatcarons are $48 a dozen.
To purchase, reach out to the business via social media and keep track of local pop-ups, as well.
Reach business reporter Bailey Reed at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Meet the Le Joli Macaron baker in Louisville, Kentucky
