There’s something timeless about rose. 🌹
Its fragrance feels romantic, its flavor tastes like spring — and during the holidays, it adds a touch of elegance to any dessert table.
This season, we’re celebrating baking with rose — turning simple recipes into show-stopping desserts that feel luxurious but take just minutes to create. Whether you’re baking for guests, gifting treats, or adding something special to your dessert spread, rose adds that “how did you make this?” magic.
Here are our favorite ways to bring this classic flower into your holiday kitchen.
🌹 1. Rose Vanilla Cake: A Classic Reimagined
Our Rose Vanilla Cake Mix is pure holiday charm — soft, buttery, and infused with delicate rose flavor.
Bake it as a simple loaf or transform it into something special:
✨ Rose Layer Cake — Add raspberry jam between layers and top with vanilla buttercream.
✨ Mini Rose Bundts — Perfect for gifting, topped with a light glaze and a sprinkle of rose petals.
✨ Cupcakes with Petal Garnish — Pipe on pink frosting and add a single rose petal to each.
It’s simple, elegant, and incredibly photogenic.
🎁 Gift idea: Bake a loaf, wrap it in parchment and ribbon, and include a card that says “Made with flowers.”
🍓 2. Rose and Berry Pavlova
Crisp meringue, whipped cream, and berries — but make it floral.
Whip up a classic pavlova and add ½ teaspoon of rose water (or finely crushed rose petals) to your whipped cream. Top with raspberries and edible rose petals for a dessert that looks like it came straight from a Parisian patisserie.
✨ Hosting tip: Serve on a white platter with gold accents for that signature Flower Food aesthetic.
☕ 3. Rose Sugar Shortbread
Shortbread cookies are a holiday staple — buttery, simple, and perfect with tea.
Take them to the next level with rose sugar: pulse rose petals and granulated sugar in a blender, then sprinkle over cookie dough before baking.
The result? Softly pink, subtly floral, and delicately crisp cookies that look and taste like a dream.
💐 Perfect for: Tea parties, cookie exchanges, and homemade gift boxes.
🍸 4. Rose-Infused Drinks
Let rose flavor bloom beyond the oven.
✨ Rose Hot Cocoa: Stir crushed rose petals into your favorite cocoa mix for a floral twist.
✨ Rose & Champagne Spritz: Add rose syrup or rose petal simple syrup to sparkling wine.
✨ Rose Vanilla Latte: Mix vanilla extract and rose petals into steamed milk for a cozy, floral drink.
Serve each drink with a mini rose cookie for the ultimate presentation.
🎁 5. Rose-Inspired Gifts
Rose is one of the most beautiful gift themes for the holidays — timeless, feminine, and full of meaning.
✨ Rose Vanilla Cake Mix — Perfect for easy, elegant gifting.
✨ Dried Rose Petals — Add to teas, desserts, and cocktails.
✨ Floral Baking Subscription Box — Includes rose-themed baking and décor ideas (shipping December 7!).
✨ Rose Petal Sugar -- A simple, sweet gift
Wrap each gift in blush or gold tones to echo the romance of rose season. 🌹
💌 6. Simple Styling Tips
Because beauty is in the details:
🌸 Garnish desserts with one or two rose petals — not too many.
💗 Pair rose desserts with white, gold, or pink serveware.
🌿 Add a sprig of rosemary or thyme to balance the floral notes.
✨ Bonus idea: Set your holiday dessert table with rose petals scattered down the center — it’s simple, stunning, and smells amazing.
🌸 Rose Makes Everything Feel Special
The beauty of baking with rose is its simplicity. You don’t need complicated recipes or rare ingredients — just a handful of petals and a little creativity.
From rose vanilla cakes to floral lattes, every creation feels like a small celebration.
Shop the ingredients that make it possible — rose petals, floral baking mixes, and our new subscription box — all at theflowerfoodcompany.com.