A friend of mine gave me food grade dried lavender flowers. She wants me to make a lavender cake or a cake with lavender frosting. I just don't know where to start. If i make a lavender cake what frosting/filling should I use. Any ideas would help thanks in advanced.

Lavender flavored cake? Because if not, you could candy them and use as decoration

I thought of that but she wants a lavender flavored cake I just don't know how I would do it.

I've never used lavendar, but here are couple of items I found when I googled. There's lots of links out there if you google "lavender cake" or "lavender frosting".


http://novice-baker.blogspot.com/2007/11/lemon-lavender-cake-real-deal.html

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Meyer-Lemon-Cake-with-Lavender-Cream-241740

http://www.redvelvetcafe.com/cakes/lavender_cake.php

http://everything-lavender.com/lavender-cake-recipe.html

http://silverleaf79.blogspot.com/2007/05/famous-lavender-cake-recipe.html

http://everythingbaked.blogspot.com/2007/05/fairy-cakes-with-lavender-frosting.html

http://books.google.ca/books?id=L6y923xwMHIC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=lavender+frosting&source=bl&ots=ZZTAMgvT0j&sig=aYwSTLJ-NfxIX-DDf72gn9ao0jc&hl=en&ei=2D9PTND1Ese2ngfwh93NBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=13&ved=0CFMQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=lavender%20frosting&f=false

they sell lavender oil for cake/candy. then you could still use the candied flowers for decor

I know lavendr and vanilla go together....so maybe french vanilla cake w/ the flowered frosting? HTH

I think these from the Martha Stewart site are very pretty and sound yummy!

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/spring-cupcakes-with-sugared-flowers

I've never used lavendar, but here are couple of items I found when I googled. There's lots of links out there if you google "lavender cake" or "lavender frosting".


http://novice-baker.blogspot.com/2007/11/lemon-lavender-cake-real-deal.html

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Meyer-Lemon-Cake-with-Lavender-Cream-241740

http://www.redvelvetcafe.com/cakes/lavender_cake.php

http://everything-lavender.com/lavender-cake-recipe.html

http://silverleaf79.blogspot.com/2007/05/famous-lavender-cake-recipe.html

http://everythingbaked.blogspot.com/2007/05/fairy-cakes-with-lavender-frosting.html

http://books.google.ca/books?id=L6y923xwMHIC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=lavender+frosting&source=bl&ots=ZZTAMgvT0j&sig=aYwSTLJ-NfxIX-DDf72gn9ao0jc&hl=en&ei=2D9PTND1Ese2ngfwh93NBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=13&ved=0CFMQ6AEwDA#v=onepage&q=lavender%20frosting&f=false

I have used lavender before. I make lavender and lemon tea biscuits. You can buy a culinary grade lavender. Here is a link. http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/dried-lavender-flower-buds-food-grade

The lemon went very well, so you could used a lemon buttercream or curd to fill.

I have tried this products in a their road show and they are amazing.

I know they have violets, it's not lavender but it's also flowers

http://www.auiswisscatalogue.com/2-FLOW.html

Cool thank you very much those links really helped. The cake came out soo yummy. Thanks again. I do have a question does any one known of a web-site that is like cake-central but just for straight sugar work. Like blowing sugar, pulling sugar. A place where i can check out for sugar techniques

Have you checked the sugar work forum here? There is one. I can't say how helpful it will be as I don't do any of that as yet.