I'm making lavender cupcakes for dsis's wedding-err help!!!!!!!!

[MilaMae]

She's having a cupcake stand instead of a cake and we've all been given a colour to make. I'm pretty sure Nigella had a lavender recipe somewhere.

My worry is the sprig of lavender she wants on top seeing as it's not in flower yet-any suggestions?????

She definitely doesn't want purple sprinkles has to be some kind of flower.

I've got 4 weeks!!!!!!

And where can you get those nice icing colours Nigella uses?

see if you can get hold of some crystalised lavender

maybe try contacting norfolk lavender. If they dont know noone will

You can get dried lavender www.diyfavourboxes.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268&currency=GBP

Google dried lavender and you should come up with other alternatives. It's perfectly safe as decoration, although won't taste particularly nice, so best used as a garnish only.

Waitrose do bags of lavender sugar.

Try a garden centre - I saw some lovely butterfly lavender on flower last week.

check out Jane Asher's online cake stuff www.jane-asher.co.uk/sugarcraft.php no lavender but how about violets?