Magical Cooking #161 - 23nd July 2025

Magical Cooking

Candied Hearts Ease

For those of you with no time to spare, but who want to impress family and friends this summer, then here is a lovely idea to make any shop bought cake look homemade.

This isn’t a recipe for Vegans, but I’m sure there are vegan substitutes out there, so have a look and see if it works.

You will need -

Viola tricolor flower heads

Pasteurised egg white

Superfine white sugar

Parchment paper & Pastry brush

Instructions -

1. Gather your viola tricolor after the dew has dried in the morning.

2. Beat your egg whites until frothy

3. Using the pastry brush, gently paint each hearts ease with the egg white

4. Gently dust with the sugar until completely coated

5. Leave to dry for anything from 8-36 hours depending on the heat in the house.

The flowers will become crisp when dry. Store in an airtight container until you need them.

You can use them to decorate cakes, muffins, cookies, alcohol drinks and salads.