Gilded Lily Cheese Platter (Printable Format)

Creamy cheeses decorated with edible gold and yellow flowers, served with bread and crackers for festive gatherings.

# What's Needed:

→ Cheeses

01 - 5.3 oz goat cheese log (chèvre)
02 - 5.3 oz triple-cream brie
03 - 5.3 oz fresh ricotta
04 - 5.3 oz feta cheese (block-style, drained)

→ Garnishes

05 - 1–2 sheets edible gold leaf
06 - 2 tbsp yellow edible flower petals (e.g., marigold, calendula, chrysanthemum)
07 - 2 tbsp honey (optional, for drizzling)
08 - Fresh microgreens or herbs for serving (optional)

→ Accompaniments

09 - 1 baguette, thinly sliced (gluten-free option available)
10 - Assorted crackers

# How To Make It:

01 - Place the white cheeses spaced attractively on a large serving platter.
02 - Using clean, dry tweezers or a fine brush, carefully apply small pieces of edible gold leaf onto the surface of each cheese.
03 - Gently scatter yellow edible flower petals over and around the cheeses.
04 - Drizzle honey if desired and decorate with fresh microgreens or herbs.
05 - Present alongside thinly sliced baguette and assorted crackers.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It looks like you spent hours perfecting it when you actually spent fifteen minutes arranging beautiful things.
  • Every guest will ask where you learned to plate like a professional, and you get to smile mysteriously.
  • Gold leaf tastes like absolutely nothing, which means it's pure visual magic—the real star is the dreamy cheese.
02 -
  • Edible gold leaf comes in sheets and is breathtakingly fragile; always use tweezers or a brush, never your fingers, or you'll end up with gold on your hands and disappointment on your platter.
  • The flowers must be labeled edible and sourced from reputable suppliers—ornamental flowers from florists are treated with pesticides and absolutely not safe to eat.
03 -
  • If you can't find edible gold leaf or it intimidates you, finely chopped fresh pistachios or a light dusting of edible pearl dust creates a similar luxe effect with zero fragility.
  • For a vegan version, plant-based white cheese alternatives have come remarkably far—cashew-based ricotta or cultured nut cheeses can stand in beautifully and still photograph like a dream.
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