3 Rose- Themed Recipes To Kick Start The Valentine's Week

Rose Day marks the beginning of the much-awaited Valentine's Day celebrations. Here are some recipes that you can try to make the day even more special.

Rose Dishes To Celebrate Rose Day

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New Delhi: Every year Rose Day is celebrated on February 7 and with that, we begin with the Valentine's Day celebrations. People share roses on this day as a symbol of their love and affection for their loved ones, friends, and family. But, you can make your celebrations even better by preparing these quick and easy rose-themed dishes. 

1. Rose Hot Chocolate:

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp Rose Petals
• 1 tbsp Damiana
• 1 tbsp Milky Oats
• 8 oz Milk of your choice
• 4 tbsp Cacao Powder or hot cocoa blend 
• 2-4 tbsp Maple sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Bean powder
• 1/2 tsp Ginger powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/8 tsp Cardamom powder
• 4 tbsp real Vanilla Extract

Preparation:

• Simmer 12 oz of water in a pan
• Add Rose, Damiana and Milky Oats to it.
• Then turn off the heat after some time and steep for 10 minutes
• Strain the herbs
• Add milk to it and warm it up
• Whisk in Cacao, Maple Sugar, Vanilla Bean, Ginger, Salt and Cardamom.
• Add the vanilla extract 
• Pour the hot chocolate into a glass and enjoy.

 

Rose Hot Chocolate (Image Source: Twitter/@vancouverwlove)

2. Rose Petal Ice- Cream Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1+ 1/4 cups of superfine sugar
• Petals of 6 large unsprayed red roses, rinsed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 5 large egg yolks

Preparation:

• In a food processor, combine the sugar and 5 rose petals to produce a purée. 
• After that, take a saucepan and combine the heavy cream and milk, then add the rose petal mixture. 
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. Once done, take the pan off the heat.
• Whisk the egg yolks and gradually add the hot cream mixture. 
• Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of the wooden spoon. 
• Allow cooling after straining through a fine wire mesh into a bowl. Finely cut the remaining rose petals and fold them into the custard.
• Using an ice cream machine, churn the ice cream as per your machine’s instructions. Transfer to a covered plastic container and freeze for at least 2 hours until it is firm enough to scoop.
• Your ice cream is ready to be served.

 

Rose Petal Ice Cream (Image Source: Getty)

3. Rose Cupcakes:

Ingredients:

For Cupcake:

• 1+2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup salted butter at room temperature
• 3 eggs
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk

For Buttercream:

• 1 pound unsalted butter at room temperature
• 8 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 drop of pink food colouring a very small drop

Preparation:

For Cupcake:

• In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the wet ingredients.
• Mix the wet into the dry until barely mixed. At the very end, fold in the sprinkles with as little mixing as possible.
• Fill cupcake papers halfway with the mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 340°F, or until the centres are springy to the touch. The baking time is determined by the size of your cupcakes.

For Buttercream:

• Beat the butter until light and fluffy, then add the sugar a cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the cream until the desired consistency is achieved.
• Divide the buttercream into two batches and add the pink food colouring to one of them.
• Fill a piping bag with both colours of buttercream.
• Create a cone of buttercream on the cupcake with a spatula.
• Make a cone out of the frosting and pipe it onto the cupcake. 
• Make the rose by drawing little arcs with the tip that progressively increase in size as you go closer to the flower's edge.

 

Rose Cupcake (Image Source: Getty)