I love the concept and look of candied flowers on cakes; I just don’t like the taste.
Last year, a friend from India came back from travels with ‘Turkish Delight’; we were intrigued, because we’d seen so many references to it in old English stories. But it was horrible! - it was made with rosewater, and tasted exactly like eating a rose.
Maybe violets are different - but that Turkish Delight sorta queered me on eating flower-stuff ;-)
-JT
I adore Turkish Delight. It was my favorite thing in the Christmas parcels we received from friends in England when I was a child. As an adult I found they also make a chocolate covered variety. Oh my, gilding the lily!!!!!
I also love marzipan and fondant.