Cupcakes with Sugared Flowers- Recipe in Bloom!

Flowers are beautiful and when added to ANYTHING - they make it more exciting... and Happy! This goes for food too...and this is one of my favorite ways to include edible flowers in a dessert! Cupcakes are Super Popular- and think how excited your guests will be when they include fresh flowers! It's easy to create these sugared Flowers!To source edible flowers- contact your local grocer, farmers' market or grow your own in the garden! For the sugared flowers pictured below- I used organic pure kane sugar with my pansies and violas!Here's a quick reference list to some wonderful edible flowers-Voilas and Pansies (featured in this recipe)NasturtiumsVerbenaCarnations, or Miniature DianthusHerbs -and Herb Blooms- like basil, chives or garlicOrchidsBake Cupcakes and Frost with your favorite icingSelect edible organic flowers to create "Sugared Flowers" - for this recipe I chose Violas and Pansies that I grew in my very own garden!Flowers can be arranged into the icing– as is or you can coat  the flowers with sugarSugared Flowers- Start with edible organic flowers-Using a pastry brush- coat flowers with egg whiteSprinkle or dip into Sugar- (you can use cane, natural or even colored sugar)Allow to dry- and place into frosting on top of cupcakesServe- or Box and share with friends.