Recipe of the Week

Using edible flowers to decorate cheese

Soft cheeses work really well with individual petals

Edible flowers can make a stunning addition to any cheeseboard, buffet or ploughmans, whether you are using soft or hard cheeses.  These can be prepared the day before and are then ready as and when you need them.   Try a … Continue reading

Beautiful edible confetti…

Edible flower confetti

Just had to share these beautiful photos sent to me by a lovely customer in Italy who has grown and dried her own edible flower confetti.  I know she is going to be doing some more in the future so … Continue reading

Gorgeous confetti flower cakes

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I have been having a bit of a peruse through the internet this afternoon, and got completely sidetracked on Facebook (as you do!) and found these lovely cakes made by DidiCakes using cornflower and calendula petals.  How lovely do these … Continue reading

Cornflower Coloured Cupcakes!

Cupcakes decorated with dried cornflower petals

I have been having a bit of a play with my dried cornflower petals this weekend as I had a request from my toddler for some “blue and pink cakes”.  I am not too keen on him eating food with … Continue reading

Kale Flower & Lemon Spaghetti

Kale flowers

Are you wondering what to do with your kale flowers once your kale plant has begun to bolt or nears the end of its life?  Kale flowers provide you with a delicious, nutrituous and colourful second crop which should never … Continue reading

Easter Primrose Cake

Easter Primrose Cake

Add some sugared Wild Primroses to your Easter Primrose Cake for a delicious and beautiful Easter treat. Ingredients: 175g light brown caster sugar 175g butter, room temperature 175g self raising flour 3 large eggs 25g ground almonds 2 tbsp milk … Continue reading

How to Make Natural Food Colouring

Fairy cakes with natural food colouring

Never again do you need to buy food colouring, or use artificially created colours.  Growing and making your own natural food colouring is incredibly easy with edible flowers. Children love to decorate cakes and biscuits with brightly coloured icing but … Continue reading

How to Make Sugared Petal Crush

Use petal crush to decorate cakes

Make beautifully decorated cakes or desserts by adding a little of your own sugared petal crush. Separate the petals from the flowers.  Petals are easily removed by cutting the base of the flower head through the calyx (the part at … Continue reading

How to Sugar your Flowers

Sugared Dianthus petals

Once you have sown and grown your own edible flowers, one of the most satisfying and beautiful ways to use them is to sugar them. Sugared flowers are fantastic for decorating cakes or desserts, or as a striking addition to … Continue reading

Chive Flower Butter

Freshly picked chive flowers

Chive Flower Butter is a really quick and easy way to enjoy chive flowers and can be used to add colour and flavour to savoury snacks and dishes. Start by collecting a small bunch of chive flowers by cutting off … Continue reading