Want to make a Mondrian cake? Rothko’s favorite pie? Dali’s salad? Check these out, just in time for Mother’s Day.
Mondrian Cake from Modern Art Desserts
Modern Art Desserts is a brand-new cookbook by Caitlin Freeman, pastry chef at San Francisco MOMA’s in-house cafe. She has the AWESOME job of creating desserts that look like the artworks in the museum.
Watch Caitlin make her Mondrian cake here:
This would make a fun Mother’s Day gift (or art club challenge!).
Rothko’s Pie from The Artist’s Palate
For a traditional (and easier) dessert, make Mom Mark Rothko’s Birthday Apple Pie. It was his favorite – his wife made it every year for his birthday. Click here for the recipe . The Artist’s Palate
Dali’s Salad from MoMA Artists’ Cookbook
Back in the ’70s, New York’s MoMA published Museum of Modern Art Artists’ Cook Book
- Louise Bourgeois
- Robert Motherwell
- Dali
- De Koonig
As cookbooks go, this one is the wild card. In truth, the artistic Mom in your life may prefer you DON’T make her the Dali salad for Mother’s Day brunch. But what did you expect from Dali? Cole slaw? Try De Koonig’s Dutch Breakfast instead.
(Thanks to ACraven blog for posting the recipes)
Hope you have a great Mother’s Day with the artistic lady in your life.
Enjoy!
Rina, this is just FABULOUS! What fun! I’m afraid I’m more of an abstract expressionist cake decorator myself, (think Pollock) and doubt I’d have the have the patience to pull off that Mondrian cake, but it looks yummy and the video was adorable. And the Dali salad – well, it includes tongue; so, no thank you!
Hi Phyl
What a hoot! I ordered the NY MoMA cookbook this week – can’t wait to see what other wacky goodness is in there.
A thought – could I fake the Mondrian cake with a couple of Sara Lee pound cakes and some food coloring?