Ten Minute Gardening

To further entice you to try growing scented geraniums, here is a recipe that uses scented geranium leaves. I have baked this cake many times and am always delighted with the subtle flavour rose scented geranium leaves give to an ordinary white cake!

For an alternative, try using lemon scented geraniums and making a glaze with fresh lemon juice.

• Wash leaves in plain water and gently blot the leaves dry with a towel
• Grease your cake pan as usual
• Place scented geranium leaves on the bottom and along the sides of the pan (the butter, cooking spray or shortening will hold the leaves in place).
• Prepare a white cake mix according to the instructions on the box and pour into prepared cake pan. Even better is a white cake made from scratch!
• Bake as directed.
• When the cake has cooled, remove all of the leaves and discard.
• Frost with a simple white frosting or a glaze. For added flavour, try adding a drop or two of culinary grade rose water to the frosting.