Rose Crepe Cake

I couldn’t resist bringing you this Rose Crepe Cake…. I saw it some time ago and I knew that at some point I was going to leave it to you. It seems to me an easy, simple and very striking idea to prepare a beautiful breakfast for that person who shines in a special way in your life. I also think it has a very good point and is that it is very easy to make. With little effort you can make an absolutely beautiful and delicious cake. Because who doesn’t like crepes?

It is a preparation that you can prepare in a short time, flavor it to your liking and combine it with an infinite number of fillings. In the notes section I leave you some suggestions in case you want to vary the option I leave you.

If you want to know the origin of the crepe, you can read about it in this post.

When did the tradition of giving flowers begin?

The act of giving flowers has deep historical and cultural roots, dispersed throughout the world and manifested in various ancient civilizations. Flowers, universal symbols of beauty, love and gratitude, have been used throughout history as expressive means to communicate our emotions and feelings.

Although today we commonly associate the gift of flowers with feelings of love and affection, this connection was not always so evident. This gesture has undergone an evolutionary process over time, adapting and acquiring new connotations as societies have changed and evolved.

Stories, myths and tales dating back to the time of ancient civilizations such as Greece, Rome, China and Egypt reveal that flowers played a fundamental role in the social customs of those times. At that time, it was recognized that emotions could be expressed in a simple way through floral arrangements.

For example, Greek mythology abounds with stories about certain flowers, represented as deities. In ancient Greece, flowers were associated with the gods and were used in religious events. In Rome, flowers were used in celebrations and rituals, and were believed to have symbolic properties.

The tradition of giving flowers took root in the Middle Ages.

Especially among the English and French. It is speculated that the practice of assigning specific meanings to each type of flower began in Europe, possibly influenced by observations in Turkey.

Also, the Victorians adopted and widely spread this custom. In Victorian times, the expression of feelings through words was not well accepted. For this reason, people chose to express their emotions by giving floral arrangements.

During the Victorian era in the 19th century, the language of flowers, also known as “floriography“, became very popular.

The language of flowers, known as floriography, gives each flower a meaning beyond its visual beauty and fragrance. This symbolic system allows flowers to become carriers of messages and emotional expressions, endowing them with a unique and profound communicative value.

At this time, specific meanings were attributed to different types of flowers, allowing people to communicate feelings and emotions through floral arrangements. Each flower had an intention behind it, as well as being accompanied by a social code.

The red rose expressed deep and sincere love, the daisy conveyed emotions of innocence and devotion, the violet symbolized loyalty and fidelity, lilies were considered majestic and pure, so if you were given white lilies they expressed purity and virtue….

But it was not only the type of flower that mattered, but the gesture that accompanied it. The Victorians had their rules when it came to giving flowers. For example, if someone acquired an elegant bouquet of roses from a florist and delivered it to the recipient upside down, this could generate annoyance, as red roses symbolized anger when delivered this way.

A possible more distant origin.

It is believed that floriography had its origins in Persia and that manuals on this floral art existed as early as the 17th century. In Persian culture, flowers were considered sacred instruments that not only embodied emotions, but also played a fundamental role in religious worship.

The advanced knowledge of Arab countries regarding scents and perfumes established a precedent that highlights the importance of flowers. Recognizing the power that flowers had on the skin, perfumers explored floral blends and discovered that, by combining them with catalysts such as alcohol and oil, they could create more than just scents, thus opening the door to new olfactory expressions and to floriography as a symbolic language.

Certainly, it is not the same to give a natural flower as to give a flower made by yourselves like this rose crepe cake. But we must recognize that the act of love, affection and dedication behind an act like this has a great value. We are trying to recreate a jewel of nature in an edible format and oriented to a special breakfast.

There is no greater act of love for anyone in this world than to dedicate part of your time, the most valuable thing you have, to make something with your own hands. The result will be something unique, there will never be another one like it. And, the most beautiful thing about all this is that the main ingredient will be your emotions. That’s why everything we make with love and affection doesn’t taste the same as another recipe made in any other way.

Your feelings are transmitted to everything you do. And, of course, other people can perceive it.