Lilac Cupcake Making with Marie

Students did a very cool project with culinary arts teacher Marie recently.

The students made lilac cupcakes… from real lilacs! First they cleaned the flowers and dried them, then they made a sugary-syrup from them. This was then used in cupcake batter and frosting.

The result was some great-looking (and even better-tasting) lilac cupcakes. Students even froze the remaining syrup to use for later.

These cupcakes were a perfect springtime treat! Students are always using plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables in the culinary kitchen in a variety of creative ways, and this is another example of that.