CHERRY BLOSSOM COOKIES
Simple sugar cookies serve as the canvas for these elegant "cherry blossoms." Use pink royal icing to create the "petals" and brown luster dust to form the "branches."
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Sugar Cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg, and brandy and continue beating until well combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, beating until just combined. Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 45 minutes and up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use a 2 5/8-inch square cutter to cut out squares. Reroll scraps once (you should have about 16 cookies). Transfer to prepared sheets, spaced about 1 inch apart. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Bake until set and golden around edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool completely.
- Royal Icing: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat egg whites on medium speed until frothy. Reduce speed to low and add confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, increasing speed to medium-high between each addition, until mixture has consistency of shampoo. Add lemon juice. Tint with pink food color until desired shade is reached. Transfer mixture to a shallow bowl. If not using immediately, icing can be stored at room temperature, with plastic wrap pressed directly on surface, up to 2 days, or in refrigerator, well wrapped in plastic, up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Working with one cookie at a time, dip cookie top-side down in icing to completely coat surface, allowing excess glaze to drip back into bowl. Invert cookie and clean edges with your finger, if desired. Transfer to a wire rack or baking sheet and let stand at room temperature until completely dry, at least 12 hours and up to overnight. Reserve remaining icing for decorations, at room temperature, with plastic wrap pressed directly on surface, or in refrigerator, well wrapped in plastic. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Stir additional confectioners' sugar into icing until it has consistency of toothpaste. Divide mixture into 3 portions and tint with pink food color until 3 desired shades are reached. Transfer each color to a piping bag fitted with a small plain round or star tip (such as Ateco #2, #3, or #13).
- Place luster dust in a small bowl. Stir in vodka, a little at a time, until mixture has consistency of thick watercolor paint. Using a small food-safe paintbrush, paint a tree branch design on surface of each cookie. Using the 3 shades of pink icing, pipe small blossoms on branches. Let stand at room temperature until completely dry, about 4 hours. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
CHERRY BLOSSOM CAKE
This beautiful cake is an ode to spring, with piped buttercream icing showing the loveliness of a cherry tree coming into bloom.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes 1 two-layer nine-inch round cake
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Trim the top of the cake with a long serrated knife to make the surface level. Using a ruler as a guide, insert toothpicks or wooden skewers into the sides of the cake at 2-inch intervals to mark two equal layers. Rest the serrated knife on the toothpicks, and halve the cake horizontally using a sawing motion. Carefully slide the top cake layer onto a cardboard round, and set it aside.
- With a small offset spatula, spread top of bottom cake layer with 1 1/4 cups frosting; carefully slide the second cake layer back on top of the first cake layer.
- Gently brush away loose crumbs from top and sides of cake with a pastry brush. With the offset spatula, spread about 1 1/2 cups frosting over top and sides of cake to form a crumb coat. Refrigerate cake until frosting is firm, about 15 minutes.
- With a large offset spatula, spread about 2 more cups frosting over top and sides to form a second coat. Smooth top and remove excess frosting with the large offset spatula. Smooth sides with a bench scraper. Return cake to refrigerator, and chill until second coat is firm, about 15 minutes.
- Tint 1 1/2 cups frosting pale pink (for flowers and buds). Tint 1/2 cup frosting a darker pink (for more flowers and buds). Tint 1/2 cup chocolate brown (for branches), and 1/2 cup green (for leaves). Tint 1/4 cup yellow (for dots). Set aside.
- Using a toothpick or wooden skewer, mark a pattern on the frosting to serve as a guideline for piping branches.
- Decorate cake: Pipe thin branches using brown frosting and a #2 tip. With pink frosting and the #102 petal tip, make basic petals: Hold the bag at a 45 degree angle to the cake, with the tip's wide end down and narrow end pointed away and slightly to the left. Move the tip forward 1/8 inch and back again while you pivot the narrow end to the right. Make five or six petals, turning the cake as you go. Switch to yellow frosting and the #2 tip to pipe dots in the bloom's center. With pink frosting and the #102 petal tip, pipe two small overlapping petals on the branch for a closed blossom. With green frosting and the #3 round tip, pipe a dot, pulling upward, to make a bud; connect to branch with brown frosting. With the #349 tip, pipe tiny green leaves.
- Refrigerate cake until ready to serve. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving. Slice into wedges: To avoid crumbs on surface, make each cut with one downward motion, pulling knife back toward you (not upward) and wiping knife clean after each cut.
More about "real cherry blossom tree recipes"
12 POPULAR FOODS TO ENJOY AT CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING …
From justonecookbook.com
Reviews 20Published Mar 7, 2021Estimated Reading Time 8 mins
- Hanami Dango 花見団子. Hanami Dango is an iconic tri-color sweet for cherry blossom viewing in Japan. These dumplings are made with sweetened rice flour (or sometimes with a combination of glutinous rice flour).
- Cherry Blossom Cookies 桜クッキー. These Cherry Blossom Cookies are not only pretty to look at, but they are delicious! Enjoy crispy and buttery cookies with salt pickled cherry blossoms, decorate the side of cookies with sparkling sugar for an elegant look and taste.
- Cherry Blossom Milk Pudding 桜ミルクプリン. Celebrate the cherry blossom season with this delectable Cherry Blossom Milk Pudding! The soft silky pudding simply melts in your mouth and the top cherry blossom jelly/jello layer is sweet and a bit salty, and blends perfectly with the milk pudding base.
- Sakura Mochi 桜餅. Another iconic dessert for cherry blossom viewing is Sakura Mochi. Chewy mochi with sweet red bean paste (Anko) filling is simply delectable!
- Cherry Blossom Madeleines 桜マドレーヌ. Celebrate the arrival of spring with Cherry Blossom Madeleines! These delightful cookies are buttery, slightly sweet, and salty, with a hint of cherry blossom fragrance.
See details
18 AWESOME RECIPES USING PICKLED SAKURA | ALL ABOUT JAPAN
From allabout-japan.com
Estimated Reading Time 2 mins
- Sakura Jelly. This sakura jelly is almost like a painting. You can see sakura flowers in a clear jelly (made with the pink soaking liquid of the sakura), sitting on a base of dark cherry mousse and cherries.
- Sakura Anko Mushipan. Sakura anko mushipan is a kind of Japanese-style muffin. Mushipan means steamed bread; it's fluffy and soft, and the flavors of anko bean paste and sakura form a nice combination of typical Japanese sweet ingredients.
- Sakura Yokan. Sakura yokan is a kind of jelly also very nice in summer. This recipe is easy and quick to make, and the yokan tastes and looks fabulous.
- Sakura Mochi. Sakura mochi is a rice cake made of sweet rice. It is the classic recipe for pickled sakura, and you can have it pretty much everywhere in Japan during the cherry blossom season.
- Sakura Rice. Sakura rice is a very simple and easy-to-make recipe with pickled sakura. When cooked with rice, the salt of the pickled sakura emphasizes the beautiful flavor of the cherry blossoms.
See details
FLOWERING CHERRY TREES: GROW AN ORNAMENTAL CHERRY …
Web The sight of a single spring-blooming Japanese cherry tree is pure bliss. But seeing hundreds or even thousands of them blooming en masse is a special event. Here are some cherry blossom festivals held across the …
From gardendesign.com
From gardendesign.com
See details
CHERRY BLOSSOM JAM | GARDENS ILLUSTRATED
Web Method. STEP 1. Pop the petals in a sieve and place in a bowl of cold water and leave for a few minutes, encouraging any little bugs to climb out. Lift out of the water and place in a heavy based saucepan with the water, sugar, …
From gardensillustrated.com
From gardensillustrated.com
See details
FRESH AND FAUX CHERRY BLOSSOM BRANCHES | JULIE BLANNER
Web Apr 12, 2023 Cut the length of branch you want at a diagonal. If purchasing branches, trim to the length you desire with sharp, clean pruning shears. Once the branches are trimmed to the correct height, …
From julieblanner.com
From julieblanner.com
See details
SAKURA SABURE - CHERRY BLOSSOM SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Web May 24, 2020 Shortbread. 2 tsp preserved cherry blossoms divided (see note) 2 cups all purpose flour. 1 tsp baking powder. 1 cup unsalted butter (see note on temperature) 1/2 tsp almond extract. 1/2 cup granulated …
From diversivore.com
From diversivore.com
See details
DIY CHERRY BLOSSOM FLOWER TREE - ERYN WHALEN ONLINE
Web Pink tissue paper. Scissors. Branches. Hot glue gun. That’s it friends! So much wow for just a few items. I didn’t follow any pattern when cutting out the flowers. Once cut you fold the flower into 4ths and then twist the …
From erynwhalenonline.com
From erynwhalenonline.com
See details
HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES
Web May 24, 2023 masahiro Makino /Getty Images Cherry Blossom Tree Care Most ornamental cherry trees are bred more for the lovely blossoms than for the edible fruit. The strictly ornamental genus of cherry trees is …
From southernliving.com
From southernliving.com
See details
HOW TO MAKE PRESERVED CHERRY BLOSSOMS (SAKURA NO …
Web May 1, 2020 This simple multi-day recipe uses salt and vinegar to preserve tangy, mildly-sweet sakura blossoms, which can then be used in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes. As an added bonus, the recipe …
From diversivore.com
From diversivore.com
See details
25 CREATIVE CHERRY BLOSSOM CAKES FOR EVERY OCCASION
Web Feb 27, 2022 4. Cherry Blossom Bundt Cake. Image and recipe by: buttermilkbysam. The bundt version of this cherry blossom cake is a tender white cake flavored with real sakura essence and dotted with …
From thecreativeshour.com
From thecreativeshour.com
See details
10 BEST CHERRY BLOSSOM RECIPES | YUMMLY
Web May 23, 2023 gin, cherry liqueur, orange liqueur, cherry, grenadine, lemon juice and 1 more Wassail Sangria KitchenAid juniper berries, wine, lemon, orange juice, fresh ginger, apple and 7 more
From yummly.com
From yummly.com
See details
12 BLOOMING CHERRY BLOSSOM RECIPES - PARADE
Web Mar 20, 2018 If you're not able to attend the festivals, or don't live near an area with cherry blossom trees, celebrate with these 12 cherry blossom recipes. 12. Gallery. 12 …
From parade.com
Estimated Reading Time 40 secs
From parade.com
Estimated Reading Time 40 secs
See details
THE BEST CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES FOR YOUR GARDEN - BBC GARDENERS …
Web Feb 2, 2022 Here are some of the best. Cherry blossom is a true sign of spring. The pretty pink and white flowers burst into bloom for a few glorious weeks before falling from …
From gardenersworld.com
From gardenersworld.com
See details
DIY CHERRY BLOSSOMS - CREATIONS BY KARA
Web Mar 19, 2012 2-For two-toned cherry blossoms, stack two flowers on top of each other with the petals not matched up. 3-Now just scrunch the flower petals up and twist the …
From creationsbykara.com
From creationsbykara.com
See details
HOW TO GROW AND CARE FOR CHERRY TREES - MARTHA STEWART
Web May 18, 2022 np-e07 / Getty Images Bing and Lapins . Unlike their flowering-only counterparts, both Bing (Prunus avium 'Bing') and Lapins (Prunus avium 'Lapins') trees …
From marthastewart.com
From marthastewart.com
See details
ALL CHERRY BLOSSOM DIY RECIPES - ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS …
Web Jul 14, 2022 updated Jul 14, 2022 This ACNH Cherry Blossom Recipes guide includes all the Cherry Blossom Recipes you can get and craft during April. Once you have the …
From ign.com
From ign.com
See details
THE ART OF EATING CHERRY BLOSSOMS (WITH RECIPES)
Web Cherry Blossom Eau-de-Vie. Ingredients: 1 cherry tree in bloom 1 – 2 liters flavorless 80 proof alcohol (vodka or Alcools pour Fruits) 2 liter glass jar with lid. Pick a very large …
From hyperallergic.com
From hyperallergic.com
See details
10 BEST CHERRY BLOSSOM RECIPES | YUMMLY
Web Jun 4, 2023 gin, orange liqueur, grenadine, cherry liqueur, cherry, sake and 1 more Wassail Sangria KitchenAid cherries, juniper berries, cinnamon sticks, lemon, apple, …
From yummly.com
From yummly.com
See details
15 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES (WITH PICTURES)
Web Jan 13, 2023 1. Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree (Prunus Serrulata) Image Credit: Pixabay The Japanese Cherry Blossom Tree is also called the Sakura tree. Its …
From housegrail.com
From housegrail.com
See details
PAPER CONFETTI CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE - GLUED TO MY CRAFTS
Web Now, working pretty fast, you are going to want to sprinkle, dump and rub your paper hole punches ALL over the glue, to make "blossoms" in the tree. Keep adding more glue and …
From gluedtomycraftsblog.com
From gluedtomycraftsblog.com
See details
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love