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This week we had the honor of making a birthday cake for Natasha, who is a horse-person. She doesn’t usually get bakery cakes ’cause she has some pretty specific needs — no gluten, no dairy, no soy, no nuts, no artificial food colorings. She likes blues and greens, she said, so thought we’d do a like a pasture, with a pond…
This is the blue and the green from the natural food coloring. The blue, of course, makes sense because it’s made from blueberries which aren’t really blue at all, but the green is a real disappointment.
Actually, against something darker the blue doesn’t look so purple –
Or, well, it’s lavender. And that green almost works for foliage.
Chocolate is the ultimate natural food color — as long as you like brown. Some of the best things in life are brown — chocolate, steak….
Now there’s an inscription you don’t see every day. [It's on a vegan chocolate cake, too, ironically. Most people who order vegan around here are doing it for egg allergies rather than for philosophical reasons.]
November 5th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Natasha’s cake was beautiful AND delicious. The kids and the grown-ups all enjoyed a second helping - a few even remarked that it was the best cake they’d ever tasted! We managed to save a few pieces to freeze so that Natasha can bring her own cake when she goes to a friend’s B.Day party. She was SO happy to have a “real” birthday cake.
November 7th, 2007 at 12:37 am
Mary Lee, that’s so nice for you to say - you’ve made our day! It was truly our pleasure. Natasha is so lovely, you should only continue to have much naches from her, poo poo poo.