Oterra, a producer of natural colors and color solutions, opened the doors to Cake Modern, an inspirational, online universe that brings together artistry, innovation, and nature’s vibrant colors to transform baked goods into edible masterpieces.

Cake Modern is a reimagined art gallery where classic art styles such as Naturalism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Pop Art have been recreated with real cakes, donuts, cookies, tarts, pies, and panettone made from Oterra’s natural colors to inspire the industry.

But the online gallery is more than just a source of inspiration. It is split into four sections giving information on how the look has been created and the components that go into it, while providing insight into current industry concerns and working with natural colors in baking.

“Baking is an art form, a symphony of flavors, textures and color and we wanted to illustrate that with a range of beautiful and inspiring masterpieces that really show the power of natural colors,” said Phil Cook, Head of Strategic Marketing at Oterra.

“The recreation of these classic art styles show the breadth of applications possible with natural colors and hopefully give our customers the same sort of inspiration that Haute Couture serves in the fashion industry. We don’t expect these handmade baked goods to appear in shops, but we hope that the inspiration will show what is possible with natural colors.

“The fantastic creations also bust some of the myths that natural colors are difficult to work with. Whether it is heat-stable reds or high-pigment blue for intense frosting, natural colors can deliver,” he added.

Cake Modern exhibition “galleries” include:
Baked Goods: Mastering the use of colors. How to achieve the look and find inspiration for your products[i].
Components: Considerations for using natural colors. Coloring batters, doughs, sprinkles, frostings, and fillings, while enhancing the vibrancy of compound coatings for baked goods
Hot Topics: Solving color challenges with cocoa reduction, natural red solutions, artificial color replacements and clean label colors.
Color Fundamentals: Natural colors can match artificials in vibrancy and variety, but choosing the right colors and color formulation will ensure even better bakery applications.

[i]The presented colored concepts are for inspiration only. Check national legislation to ensure compliance. 

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