First, choose some edible flowers. You can work with them whole, like Primrose or Johnny Jump-ups, or remove petals of larger flowers, like roses or nasturtium. Wash the flowers a while before using so they’re totally dry.
Candied Flowers add such a lovely touch to any cake or other special treat! And they’re not hard to make. First, choose some edible flowers. You can work with them whole, like Primrose or Johnny Jump-ups, or remove petals of larger flowers, like roses or nasturtium. Wash the flowers a while before using so they’re totally dry. Next, beat an egg white slightly in a small bowl. Holding the flower by its stem and using a very small paint brush, coat the flower both front and back with the egg white. Sprinkle the flower with superfine sugar, both top and bottom, for a glittery look. Dry on a rack (move them around after a couple hours so they don’t stick. We did tiny flowers, so we put ours on a plate instead of a rack, and they turned out fine.) Leave in a dry place or dehydrator for a couple days, then store in a tin. Some varieties will last for months if stored dry and sealed. If they become distorted or broken, use as confetti on the cake! An alternative method is to make a paste of confectioners’ sugar and egg white and brush it on the flower, top and bottom. This gives a muted, old-fashioned look. These are strawberry blossoms. The one on the left was done with powdered sugar paste. It is more defined, I think, than the one with granulated sugar, and the green parts underneath show through. I liked that, but we only did a couple of those. We also candied some lungwort flowers, which are like little tubes, so we hung them to dry (we tried dandelions, too, but they were a flop.) Below are some additional pictures. The cake is decorated with strawberry blossoms, violets, lungwort flowers, primrose, and sweet woodruff leaves. So you see? You can have your cake and eat your candied flowers, too!
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