Sugared Flower Cake Decorations for Valentines Day

Sugared flowers, sweet and pretty, make perfect decorations for your Valentine desserts and cakes. Sugar frosting flowers seems to have fallen from fashion but now there is a new thirst for the old fashioned crafts and natural foods. What could be more charming than Valentine's Day flowers that you can eat?

There are so many edible flowers that you can pick yourself, (yes, even in February), and if you don't have a garden, then buy a bunch of winter pansies or a gorgeous bouquet of roses and steal a petal or two to sugar for your sweet Valentine.

How to make your sugared flowers? Easy, but you need a bit of time. Take an evening or an afternoon off and settle down to make these delicious Valentine Day treats. Sugared flowers are also called candied flowers, crystallized flowers or frosted flowers.

Image: Traditional French Clafoutis with sugared flowers. The flowers are a very special treat but we make this dessert at Les Trois Chenes, our bed and breakfast and holiday cottage in Limousin, South West France quite often, especially during cherry time. See recipe below.