How to Decorate Carrot Cake With Carrot Peel Rosettes
Your moist and tasty carrot cake deserves to look its best. Candied carrot peel rosettes are an easy carrot cake decoration that looks chic, and stays good for days. Here's how to make them.
Servings: 12 rosettes or so
Ingredients
- 2 regular carrots (orange or rainbow), or the peels left from making carrot cake
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Heat 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove from heat.
- Peel the carrots in long strips.
- When the simple syrup cool enough to work with, dip the carrot peels into the warm simple syrup for about 30 seconds, then twist into rosettes by winding each peel around a skewer or your finger.
- Place atop your carrot cake or carrot cupcakes as desired.
Notes
Want to get a head start on your carrot cake decorations? These carrot peel rosettes can be made up to a day in advance and refrigerated in a closed container.
Disclaimer: Nutrition information is provided for courtesy purposes only, and is an estimate not verified by medical or nutrition experts. Read the full nutrition disclaimer.
