Inquiring minds want to know: violet pudding

[mystril at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Amy Z wrote:

> 
> Well, if you were at *my* house, the pudding itself would be a 
lovely
> shade of violet (or more probably, violent purple), but I don't 
think
> I'm normal. It's genetic. My mom used to make pound cakes for people
> (birthdays at work, etc.) in a Bundt pan, color the batter purple, 
and
> when it came out the outside was a nice normal-looking brown. She'd
> sprinkle powdered sugar on the top and take it to the person and 
stand
> by innocently and let them slice it and watch the shock when the 
piece
> they pulled out was actually deep purple.
> 
> But the pudding really did probably just have candied violet petals 
on
> top.
> 


So, did she just make normal pound cake and add some red and blue food 
coloring? That is so incredibly cool. 

I can't wait for the weather to cool off a little more, so I can try 
it. 

-mystril, who also drives a purple car otherwise known as The Grape or 
The Plum