Lavender Tea Cake with Vanilla Icing
March 13, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Recipes, Tea
Cooking and baking with flowers just seems to be the ultimate in tea room fare. When I had my tea room we used several of the flower flavor Monin syrups, as well as candied flowers, flower petals, etc.
They just look pretty, but also give an unusual and delicate flavor to foods. Lavender has somewhat of a citrus flavor but it can be overpowering if you aren’t careful with it. The small purple flower buds are beautiful scattered
