Corn and Marigold Fritters

Description
This is an excellent supper dish, which children will enjoy. Serve the fritters with a hot green vegetable or salad and brown bread and butter.
 * Recipe by Karen Mintzias

Ingredients

 * 8 ounce(s) sweetcorn kernals
 * 4 tablespoon(s) double (heavy) cream
 * 1 tablespoon(s) flour
 * ½ teaspoon(s) baking powder (or soda)
 * sea salt
 * white pepper
 * 1 tablespoon(s) marigold petals
 * 1 tablespoon sunflower oil, or more

Directions

 * 1) Put the sweetcorn in a bowl and pour over the cream.
 * 2) Sift in the flour and baking powder soda and season to taste.
 * 3) Stir in the marigold petals.
 * 4) Set a large, heavy frying pan over high heat and pour in the oil.
 * 5) Drop spoonfuls of the fritter mixture into the oil and fry until golden on both sides, turning once.
 * 6) Press the mixture flat with a spatula to give a lacy effect at the edges.
 * 7) Cook the fritters in bunches until all the mixture is used up, adding more oil to the pan if necessary.
 * 8) Serve hot.