Flower Cupcakes

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Does anyone have a recipe for for a cake or cupcakes made with edible flowers? Which flower is not really important, as long as it's edible! )

 

Thanks so much!

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Kimberly-

Do you mean edible flowers as a decoration on the cake/cupcakes? I've never

heard of cooking them in anything. I have used them to decorate cakes

before. You can usually get them in a container at any good fresh produce

store. You can put them on just as is, but I like to sugar them first, it

makes them a little sweeter with out comprimising the look too much.

 

Christopher

 

 

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> Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:03:14 +0000 (GMT)

> Kimberly <qterthanu23

>Flower Cupcakes

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>Does anyone have a recipe for for a cake or cupcakes made with edible

>flowers? Which flower is not really important, as long as it's edible! )

>

>Thanks so much!

>Kimberly

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I don't have a recipe for cupcakes or cake, but my local newspaper (St. Pete Times) had an interesting bit on edible flowers today. Taken from http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/24/Taste/dish.shtml.

 

edible flowers

 

Spring is in the air; it can be on your plate, too, when you use edible flowers to enhance both taste and presentation.

 

Humans have been eating flowers for thousands of years, according to www.about.com a Web site that corrals information on everything from cars to cats, food to fertilizer. Daylily buds are used in Asian dishes, rose and violets found their way into Roman specialties and squash blossoms are common in Hispanic and Italian cookery. One of the secret ingredients in Chartreuse, a classic green liqueur developed in France in the 17th century, is carnation petals.

 

This is all lovely, you may say, but where does one buy edible flowers? For the most part, one doesn't buy edible flowers, but grows them in one's back yard or in pots on the kitchen windowsill. Occasionally, pretty petals might be spied in whole food stores or at farmers markets, but because fresh edible flowers are delicate and must be used right away, they don't lend themselves to a wide commercial market.

 

Another catch is that many flowers are toxic, among them the iris, daffodil, azalea and hydrangea. Also, never eat flowers picked from the side of the road or those bought from a florist and intended for arrangements. They probably have been exposed to something toxic.

 

Flowers that can be safely eaten add depth to dishes by imparting heat (nasturtiums), sweetness (violets, rose and lavender) and even wintergreen (pansies). For a list of edible and nonedible flowers, click on www.homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm

 

Also, several books provide guidance on growing edible flowers, including Edible Flowers: From Garden to Kitchen: Choosing, Growing and Cooking Flowers by Kathy Brown (Lorenz Books, 2003; $27.50) and The Edible Flower Garden by Rosalind Creasy (Periplus, 2000; $14.95).

 

 

In a message dated 3/18/2004 10:05:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, qterthanu23 writes:

 

Does anyone have a recipe for for a cake or cupcakes made with edible flowers? Which flower is not really important, as long as it's edible! )