Rose Petal Tea Cake Food

ROSE PETAL TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a small rectangle cake mold.
• Blend butter and sugar with your hands until fluffy. Then add flour little by little.
• Add rose petals, rose water, food coloring and eggs.
• Blend well until mixture is completely smooth.
• Pour dough into mold and bake for about 30 minutes or until edges start to be golden and tip of knife inserted comes out dry.

ROSE PETAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/fan140C/gas 3. Grease and base line a 20cm round, deep cake tin with baking paper. Put the milk in a jug and add the vinegar – it will curdle. Melt the chocolate in a large bowl set over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water. Stir until smooth.
• Add the butter and remaining cake ingredients plus the milk mixture to the melted chocolate. Beat until smooth, then tip into the tin. Bake for 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• Using a bread knife, halve the cake horizontally. Sprinkle the cut sides with sherry or Marsala, if using.
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a pan over a low heat. Stir until smooth, then remove from the heat. Cool for a few minutes, then beat in the cream. Set aside to thicken slightly.
• To decorate, use a quarter of the icing to sandwich the 2 cake halves together. Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with rose flower or fondant petals to serve.

ROSE LIQUEUR

Steps:

• In a quart jar, add petals, 1 cup sugar, and vodka.
• Seal jar tightly, and place in a dry, dark place for about 2 weeks.
• After two weeks, strain the liquid using a double layer of cheese cloth. Gently squeeze the petals, getting as much juice as possible.
• In a fresh quart jar, add the second cup of sugar, glycerin, coloring, water to top and the strained liquid. Seal and store again in a dark place until sugar is dissolved.
• Once the sugar has all dissolved, bottle the resulting liqueur in a fresh bottle and let age for roughly 3 months.

ROSE TEA

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together and serve immediately.
• Now sit back and relax! That's an order!

HOMEMADE CRYSTALLISED ROSE PETALS

Steps:

• Please note, in order to have this recipe posted, I had to put in quantities - they are approximate, depending on how many petals you are crystallising!
• Use a fork to lightly beat the egg white and use the paint brush to ensure all surfaces of the petal is then covered. Use the tweezers to hold the petal.
• Then dust the petal evenly with the sugar, place on the baking parchment/greaseproof paper so they are not touching and leave to dry in a warm room.
• It will take approx 2 hours to dry.
• Store them in an airtight tin, in between greasepoof paper for up to 3-4 months.
• Use the rose petals to decorate cakes, trifles and desserts.
• These make a wonderful gift also!

ROSE BLACK TEA

Steps:

• Place the tea and the rose petals at the bottom of the teapot. Boil the water and pour the water into the teapot. Let the tea brew for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on your taste. Strain into a cup, and add sugar, if desired.

ENGLISH ROSE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line the base and sides of 3 x 20cm round loose-bottomed cake tins with baking parchment. Tip all the ingredients for the cake into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well combined. Divide the mixture between the 3 cake tins and smooth the tops. Bake for 45 mins, swapping the tins halfway through so they cook evenly. Leave to cool for 10 mins in the tins, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the rose syrup, put the sugar in a pan with 100ml water and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bubble for 1-2 mins, then remove from the heat. Add the rose water: start with 1 tsp and taste, as some varieties are much stronger than others - just be careful as the syrup will be really hot. Spoon half the syrup over the 3 sponges and set aside.
• Add 2 tbsp of the syrup to the raspberries and crush them with a fork. Push the raspberries through a sieve into a bowl and discard the seeds. Sift in the icing sugar and mix to a smooth icing. In a second bowl, add another 2 tbsp of the syrup and the vanilla to the cream and whisk until it holds soft peaks. Chill until needed.
• To assemble, place one cake, flat-side up, on a plate or cake stand, and top with half the cream and a third of the remaining raspberries (see tips, below). Sandwich another cake on top and add the remaining cream, another third of the raspberries, then the last cake. Smooth the raspberry icing over the top, letting it drizzle down the sides. To decorate, we used a mixture of rose petal pieces (available from cookshops or online), homemade crystallised rose petals (see step-by-step, above) and the reserved raspberries.

ROSE PETAL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a bunt pan.
• Whip cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
• Add sugar and beat.
• Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition.
• Add rosewater and flour. Mix thoroughly. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours.