Be a rainbow in someone's cloud

De vreo saptamana cochetez cu o cura detox, asa, de dragul primaverii. Cu ocazia asta mi-am adus aminte cu ce culori frumoase ne rasfata natura, asa ca de ziua fratelui meu am ales sa fac un tort curcubeu colorat natural.

Da, toate culorile astea frumoase pot fi obtinute cu produse din camara!

In ordinea prezentarilor: sfecla rosie, turmeric (curcuma), spanac, spirulina, varza rosie.

Despre varza rosie trebuie sa adaug ca are tulburari de peronalitate: e purpurie cand e singura si albastra in cuplu cu bicarbonatul de sodiu (praf de copt). Altfel spus, nu veti obtine cu suc de varza rosie prajituri purpurii, decat daca nu au praf de copt in reteta. M-am jucat eu un pic de-a laboratorul de chimie in bucatarie si am aflat ca tortul meu va avea doar 5, nu 6 culori, oricat de frumos ar fi aratat potiunile mele in cescute.

In scopuri estetice dar si practice, am facut blaturile doar din albus, inlocuind galbenusul cu sucurile colorate. Reteta pentru blat o gasiti aici. Turmericul si spirulina erau sub forma de pudra, asa ca le-am amestecat cu lapte, restul sucurilor au fost obtinute prin stoarcere. Fiecare strat avea un gust diferit, dat de „colorantul” folosit. Crema am facut-o dintr-un amestec de branza cu ciocolata alba si esenta de migdale. Iar frisca poarta gustul copilariei, optand pentru smantana fermentata, grasa ( a mea era 30% grasime), la care am adaugat un praf de amidon ca inlocuitor pentru intaritorul de frisca din comert. Mutuloii colorati i-am obtinut cu curcuma si cu spirulina, pentru ca erau singurii coloranti pudra din tot curcubeul meu.

Bomboanele sunt exceptia de la regula, iar defectele estetice se regaseau la momentul pozatului pe nasurile curiosilor.

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English

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For a week now I'm flirting with a detox diet, just like that, for the sake of spring. With this occasion, I remembered with what beautiful colors nature spoil us, so for my brother's birthday I chose to make a naturally colored rainbow cake.

Yes, all these beautiful colors can be obtained with products from the pantry!

In order of presentations: beetroot, turmeric (curcuma), spinach, spirulina, red cabbage.

About red cabbage I must say that it has personality disorders: is purple when is single and blue in a couple with sodium bicarbonate (baking powder). In other words, you will not get purple cake with red cabbage juice unless you don't have baking powder in the recipe. I played a little as lab chemistry in the kitchen and I found out that my cake will have only 5, not 6 colors, no matter how nice my potions would look like in the cups.

For aesthetic but also practical purposes, I used only the white part of the eggs, replacing the yolk with colored juices. The recipe for the classic yellow cake is here. The turmeric and spirulina were found as powder, so I mixed them with milk, the rest of the juices were obtained by squeezing. Each layer had a different taste, given by the used "dye". The filling is made from a blend of white chocolate, cheese and almond flavor. And about the whipped cream... carries the taste of childhood, being made from fermented sour cream, fat (mine was 30% fat), with a pinch of starch powder as a substitute for the grocery store whipped cream stabilizer. The colorful fluffy heads were made with turmeric and spirulina, because it were the only one powders in my whole rainbow colors.

The candies on top are the exception to the rule and the aesthetic defects were caused by some curious noses.