5-Colour ‘Inside Out’ Chiffon Cake (new natural food colourings)

This is a special 5-Colour ‘Inside Out’ theme chiffon cake I made for my birthday :p (a bit shy to share lol). It’s actually a simple bake to make the kids happy but I also loved the show very much as it's really cute and touching. Everything is colored naturally from flowers, fruits and tea and I can’t wait share the new natural colourings I have found! My MIL got them from Thailand and apparently it’s very commonly used there. Everything was in Thai and she had no idea what they were called, so I went on a goose hunt for their identity. Thankful for suggestions from friends and also our favourite Google, I finally found their identity. 

The red flowers were dried red Hibiscus flowers or red Roselle, which is also used to make the floral tea, and the nice deep red dye was made by steeping a handful of Hibiscus flowers (around 35+ flowers) in a bit of boiled hot water (10-15 ml) until cooled. I read it also has anti-oxidant properties and helps to lower cholesterol.

The yellow fruit was the fruit of Gardenia yellow, which is commonly used in pasta and many food products. I just soaked a big handful of the yellow fruit (below) in a tiny bit of hot water and the yellow dye was really strong!

My MIL also brought back a big bag of Blue pea flowers and this was used to make the blue dye which I have shared previously. I soaked 35+ flowers in 10 ml hot water for 15 min to make this blue dye.

I made the purple colour from blueberry powder (3/4 tsp) and extract.

And lastly the green colour from 3/4 tsp matcha powder. This chiffon cake is similar to my Lego blocks Chiffon Cake.

The kids loved it and the staff at the restaurant were tickled by the unique 5-colour chiffon cake!

With lots of love,

Susanne

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