How To Create An Inverted Rosetta

If you have already taken the time to learn the fine art of creating a rosetta, this one will be a fun variation of the same shape. The inverted rosetta is kind of like a heart shaped rosetta. The variation is introduced at the end of the pour. We will guide you the process of creating an inverted rosetta as if you have no idea how to make a regular rosetta. However, knowing how to make a regular rosetta will give you a significant advantage when it comes to learning how to craft your inverted rosetta. We suggest you have a look at the rosetta tutorial first.

As it is with all latte art, you will need to have a perfect espresso shot while remembering to use your steam wand to swirl the foam in your latte around the steam pitcher to give it the right texture. Also, just like the regular rosetta, you will want to begin your pour by tilting the coffee cup at a 15 degree angle and slowly making it level throughout your pour. We'll keep reminding you to do this as it is vital to your new latte creation.

You will begin the process of making an inverted rosetta just as you would with a regular rosetta. Pour the dense milk into the coffee cup and bring the steam pitcher to the far side of the coffee cup as soon as you think you are about to reach the light foam. Once at the far side of the cup, you will want to slowly wiggle your wrist side to side to create the base of the rosetta. Start with wide wiggles and then decrease their width as you bring the steam pitcher back toward you. A rosetta should look kind of like a fern or a Christmas tree. It has a wide base at the far side of the coffee cup and narrows out at the top, or near side of the coffee cup.

Once you reach the near side of the coffee cup, lift up the steam pitcher and stop pouring. At this point, your coffee cup should be level with the table. Don't try to tilt it any more. If you were making a regular rosetta, you would make another line through the middle of the rosetta by bringing the steam pitcher to the far side of the cup one more time. But you aren't making a regular rosetta. You are making an inverted one.

Spin your coffee cup 180 degrees so that the far side of the cup becomes the new near side. The finishing touch of the inverted rosetta is a small heart-like dab of foam at the base of the rosetta. Take your steam pitcher and elevate it above the base of your rosetta so that the weight of the milk will suck the base of your rosetta into the hole where it is being poured. Do this for just a moment and then finish your creation off by making a line right through the center of your rosetta, moving from the new near side to the far side.

When all of this done, you will have something that looks like a combination of a heart and a rosetta. It will have all of the rosetta's leaves while also having a distinct heart shape. The inverted rosetta is a fun one because it is the culmination of what you know so far. It is both the heart design and the rosetta design, all mixed into one. If you know how to do both very well, this one should be no brainer. If you're having any difficulty with the inverted rosetta, you may want to go back and have a look at how your hearts and rosettas are coming out. Have fun, and enjoy your new creations!

Learn more about making Latte Art in our Latte Art How To!