In the Kitchen - Scented Recipes
Scented Geranium Cake
3 Scented geranium leaves, wash & pat dry
Place leaves in bottom of a greased pan with their
underside toward the cake bottom. The result is a
lovely infusion of scent throughout the cake. Use
rose-scented geranium leaves to make rose-scented
pound cake or try mint geranium leaves with a chocolate
cake.
Scented Geranium Sugar
One of the simplest and most delightful culinary
uses is making scented sugars, which can be added to
cakes or sprinkled over cookies or fruit. To
make them, simply pour a half inch of sugar in a jar,
then spread a thin layer of scented geranium leaves
over it. Repeat until you reach the top, ending with
a layer of leaves. Close and let stand for a week, and
the leaves will transfer their scent to the sugar. The
most popular scented sugar used by the victorians was
made with rose geranium leaves, but you can make as
many different flavors as you like.
