Flavoured Sugar Cubes

Name: Flavoured Sugar Cubes
Yield: Makes 12 x 1 cm2 cubes
Ingredients: Food colouring of your choice (I use pink for the rose water and orange for the orange-blossom water); Food colouring of your choice (I use pink for the rose water and orange for the orange-blossom water); Food colouring of your choice (I use pink for the rose water and orange for the orange-blossom water); 1 tsp flavouring such as rose water, orange-blossom water, or fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp flavouring such as rose water, orange-blossom water, or fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp flavouring such as rose water, orange-blossom water, or fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp water; 150 g white granulated sugar per flavour

Preparation info

Makes
12 x 1 cm
cubes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ms Marmite Lover's Secret Tea Party

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2014

About

You’d be surprised how very simple it is to make your own sugar cubes, plus it gives your tea party a hand-made rustic look, while the different flavours add something extra to the taste of your tea.

Ingredients

150 g white granulated sugar per flavour
1 tsp flavouring such as rose water, orange-blossom water, or fresh lemo

Garnish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the sugar into a large bowl. In a separate small cup, combine the flavouring, water and food colouring. Pour this mixture into the sugar and mix thoroughly until evenly combined.

Pour the flavoured sugar on to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet or a silicone mat and pat it into a compact rectangle. Use a bench scraper or knife to cut the block across in rows and then again in colu