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Another weird thing I heard Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business Author Message kelleym Official CakeBoss Rep Joined: Aug 24, 2005 Posts: 3357 Birthday: Dec 21 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:36 am  I've heard that, but I don't think it applies to "cake art". Today I made a cake that looks like a book. Books aren't very appetizing either, but we're gonna eat it anyway. totallycaked Junior Member Joined: Oct 28, 2009 Posts: 49 Location: Southern California Baby Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:36 am  All those poor little baby boys who baby shower cake will be pink... instead of blue HAHA Bluehue Forum Addict Joined: Aug 01, 2008 Posts: 1082 Location: Western Australia Birthday: Dec 12 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:37 am  Hmmm, so i am guessing that most of you on this thread have never heard of the Blue Quandong It is Native to Australia - but perhaps not shipped or stocked in a store near you. Here is a little extract for you - Blue globular fruits that ripen between August and February, in subtropical rainforest areas. The outer part of the fruit is fleshy, and encloses a very hard stone with a deeply pitted surface which contains 5 cells, some of which are small and rudimentary. What do you think Blue Jelly is made from - ? Blue Quandong Jam - ? Yes, a natural Blue Food in Nature. Mike - are you kidding me That would have to of been a American/French chef from some Cooking School wouldn't it? Good grief - i have seen beautiful Blue and White cakes in France... and eaten them Struggling to believe that people think Blue is not aceptable or so widely used throughout Europe and here in Australia. There's a whole wide world out there - filled with Blue cakes - In France as well - cblupe Frequent Member Joined: Oct 27, 2006 Posts: 259 Location: Washington State Birthday: Feb 05 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:42 am  My first gumpaste class the instructor had us make roses and told us we couldn't use blue because there is no such thing as blue roses. That's the only time I have been told not to use blue. Afterall, blue bonnets of Texas are uh 'blue'. Bluehue Forum Addict Joined: Aug 01, 2008 Posts: 1082 Location: Western Australia Birthday: Dec 12 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:52 am  cblupe - and we even have Blue Roses over here now - Thank god we have have come along way in the last 20 years - and that not only have times changed but opinions. Otherwise we would all be stuck back in the *back in my day* when all cakes were white with a bloody red rose piped on top - Still laughing at the *no natural blue foods in nature* - too funny Peoples - you need to travel more - out side of the States - there is a whole blue world out there ..............................seriously. Even on cakes - susanscakecreations Frequent Member Joined: Apr 14, 2008 Posts: 449 Location: North Carolina Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:03 pm  If there was no blue, I would not be decorating cakes.............blue is my favorite color................and who said "no natural blue in nature"...........ever seen a blue hydrangea??????????? scrummymummy Frequent Member Joined: Aug 10, 2009 Posts: 276 Location: North east England Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:07 pm  I think the whole consept of blue food and appetit is twaddle. It has never put me of eating but here is an interesting link that people might have a good chuckle at. http://www.colormatters.com/appmatters.html I have even dyed the actual cake blue as having 5 sons blue has been a big colour in my home for 16 years. Bluehue Forum Addict Joined: Aug 01, 2008 Posts: 1082 Location: Western Australia Birthday: Dec 12 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:08 pm  smartin40 wrote: If there was no blue, I would not be decorating cakes.............blue is my favorite color................and who said "no natural blue in nature"...........ever seen a blue hydrangea??????????? Bluehue costumeczar Forum Fanatic Joined: Oct 18, 2007 Posts: 3427 Location: Henrico VA Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:47 pm  leah_s wrote: Back in the day, I studied to be a clinical psychologist and read lots and lots of studies on a variety of topics And YES numerous studies over the years have definitely shown that people find blue in an UNappetizing color for food. That said, I've certainly done blue accents on a cake. I have a master's in counselling psychology...Is there something about dealing with psych patients that makes you turn to cake or something? I decided that cake doesn't try to curse you out or hit you, and you don't have to restrain it on the floor when it's acting out, so it was better than what I was doing for work. Edited to add: I'm not disputing the studies that say blue is an unappetizing color for food, but I think it's silly to think that you can't put blue on a cake. And it's pretty random to tell a client that you won't put blue accents on a cake because people won't want to eat the cake if you do! madgeowens Forum Addict Joined: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 1991 Location: Pa Birthday: Sep 27 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:02 pm  coo coo Kitagrl Forum Fanatic Joined: Jun 16, 2005 Posts: 4834 Location: NE Philly suburbs Birthday: Jan 31 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:10 pm  That's odd, recently I just had a customer say she didn't like blue cake, thought it was unappetizing, so we had to redesign in pastel blue (because the design had to be blue) RoccosMom Forum SuperStar! Joined: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 5441 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:10 pm  I used to work with a chick who hated blue roses, hated them. dsilbern Regular Member Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 117 Location: New Jersey, USA Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:22 pm  Cake is art. Only you can look at it and eat it instead of just looking at it. Art should not have boundaries. Blue it up friends. Tight wad Chefy opinions be damned! tatorchip Forum Fanatic Joined: Jul 15, 2009 Posts: 2064 Location: Louisiana Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:13 pm  My wedding cake was blue and white and everyone raved over the taste and beauty of it. prterrell Forum Fanatic Joined: Mar 20, 2007 Posts: 3875 Location: Newnan, GA (just outside Atlanta) Birthday: Mar 30 Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:14 pm  LOL, the first wedding cake I ever made the bride wanted red velvet, but wanted the actual cake to be dyed to match her wedding colors (one layer each of burgundy, forest green, and dark blue) instead of the traditional red. I did as requested, and so when the cake was cut and served, everyone had a piece of striped burgundy, forest green, and dark blue cake on their plates. And all the guests (I was at the wedding, it was a friend of mine and I did the cake and directed the wedding) ate every last bit of the cake, the blue layer included, and a lot of them came back for seconds. So I guess even blue dyed cake is ok. Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Business Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: