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How To Make DIY Natural Holi Powder From Scratch

26th March 2021Natural Dyeing & Printingbeetroot, blue, butterfly pea, carrot, cherry, DIY, fruit, green, homemade natural makeup, indian, natural dye, natural food coloring, pink, red cabbage, tutorialLina

Make your own DIY natural holi powder from scratch with cornstarch and fruits & vegetables!

I’ve always wanted to make a holi powder photoshoot with my dog. But I didn’t want to use store-bought holi powder because it’s expensive and I don’t know what’s in it. And as I often make homemade natural food coloring, I thought why not make my own DIY natural holi powder from scratch with fruits and vegetables. Making DIY natural holi powder is cheap, easy and so fun! Continue reading How To Make DIY Natural Holi Powder From Scratch →

Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake With Naturally Colored Marzipan Carrots

15th March 2018(Historical) Cooking Recipescake, carrot, dairy-free, dessert, easter, frosting & icing, gluten-free, lemon, natural dye, natural food coloring, recipeLina

This carrot cake recipe dates back to the 1920s. It’s so delicious, super moist and easy to make. Plus, the old-fashioned carrot cake is naturally dairy-free and gluten-free! Continue reading Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake With Naturally Colored Marzipan Carrots →

Carrot Cupcakes With DIY Edible Grass

12th April 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipes1920s, cake, carrot, dairy-free, dessert, easter, gluten-free, green, moss, natural dye, natural food coloring, recipe, spinachLina

These are the best carrot cake cupcakes I’ve ever had! 😀 Moist and flavorful with grated carrots and ground almonds. They’re perfect for Easter or anytime! The carrot cupcakes are topped with lemon icing and edible grass, and decorated with homemade naturally colored marzipan carrots! Continue reading Carrot Cupcakes With DIY Edible Grass →

Old-Fashioned Naturally Colored Marzipan Carrots

7th April 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipes1920s, cake, carrot, dairy-free, dessert, easter, gluten-free, natural dye, natural food coloring, recipe, veganLina

I made naturally colored marzipan carrots as decoration for carrot cupcakes. The recipe dates back to the 1920s! I think the color of the marzipan carrots is great. Don’t they look almost real? 😀 Continue reading Old-Fashioned Naturally Colored Marzipan Carrots →

Carrot Patch Cupcakes With DIY Marzipan Carrots

5th April 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipescake, carrot, dairy-free, dessert, easter, recipe, vanillaLina

Since I’ve seen cute carrot patch cupcakes on pinterest, I had to try them out! 😀 The carrot patch cupcakes are dairy-free and decorated with my homemade naturally colored marzipan carrots. Continue reading Carrot Patch Cupcakes With DIY Marzipan Carrots →

Naturally Colored Sugar Carrot Cake Decorations

3rd April 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipescarrot, dairy-free, dessert, easter, gluten-free, green, natural dye, natural food coloring, recipe, spinach, sugar, veganLina

I made sugar carrot decorations again. This time I used granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar. The sugar carrots are naturally colored with fresh carrot juice and pureed spinach. Continue reading Naturally Colored Sugar Carrot Cake Decorations →

Naturally Colored Sugar Sprinkles And Sugar Hearts

27th March 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipesbeetroot, blue, blueberry, cake, carrot, dairy-free, dessert, flower, fruit, gluten-free, green, lemon, natural dye, natural food coloring, pink, recipe, red cabbage, spinach, sugar, veganLina

Coloring sugar naturally is really easy and so much fun! 😀 Can you believe that all those sugar hearts are naturally colored? I used fruits, vegetables, herbs and teas. You can achieve almost any color with natural food coloring. Continue reading Naturally Colored Sugar Sprinkles And Sugar Hearts →

Homemade Naturally Colored Fondant And Marzipan Carrots

25th March 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipescarrot, dessert, easter, natural dye, natural food coloring, recipe, veganLina

I don’t like to use artificial food coloring but I needed carrots as decoration for carrot patch cupcakes. Therefore I made naturally colored fondant and marzipan carrots. The fondant and marzipan carrots are naturally colored with fresh carrot juice! 😀 They’re easy to make, look and taste great, and keep very well because of the high sugar content. For the fondant carrots I didn’t use real fondant, it’s an easy homemade version of fondant made with just powdered sugar and carrot juice which works just as well as real fondant. Continue reading Homemade Naturally Colored Fondant And Marzipan Carrots →

How To Dye Easter Eggs Naturally

24th March 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipesbeetroot, blue, blueberry, carrot, easter, green, mordant, natural dye, pink, recipe, red cabbage, savory, tutorialLina

Dyeing Easter eggs naturally is really easy and so much fun! 😀

Each Easter we dye Easter eggs with natural dyes. Over the years we’ve tried different vegetable dye materials: vegetables, herbs, teas etc. Onion skins and red cabbage produced the most vibrant colors. But this Easter I also wanted naturally dyed green, pink and yellow Easter eggs! 😀 Continue reading How To Dye Easter Eggs Naturally →

Rainbow Cake With Natural Food Coloring

20th February 2017(Historical) Cooking Recipesblue, blueberry, cake, carrot, dessert, fruit, green, natural dye, natural food coloring, pink, raspberry, recipe, red cabbage, spinach, strawberry, vanilla, veganLina

Rainbow cakes are everywhere on pinterest right now! And since I’m experimenting with natural food colorings at the moment, I thought I’d try to make rainbow cake with natural food coloring! 😀 Continue reading Rainbow Cake With Natural Food Coloring →