Smacking of Spring

I really want to make these . Gold on the outside, yes, and filled with chocolate.
(from Apartment Therapy

and this Cassata Cake
from Gourmet Traveler (Australia). I don't know what half of
these ingredients are, but they sound intriguing.

and these Matcha Tea Macarons with Lemon Curd
(from Lipsmacking Goddness)