Our Story
Once upon a time...
...my children went to parties where there were cakes covered in heaps of yummy
looking frosting. They especially loved the ones with the colorful confetti
dots. So like any good mom, I bought the mix and made them too. Curious
what those little colored things in the cake were, I read the label. Was
I ever surprised! I didn't recognize most of the ingredients- lots of
artificial stuff. I wouldn't eat that, how could I serve it to my kids? I
felt guilty. I was determined to make my kids a great all-natural cake
with the fun stuff inside but didn't have time to bake from scratch. I
needed an alternative...and so the Naturally Nora adventure began.
It sounds easy, but I assure you it wasn't! Finding unbleached, un-bromated wheat flour was hard. I also soon learned that the "perfectly moist" boxed-mix texture that kids love is typically the result of thickening agents and chemical fillers. I tried all kinds of natural gums instead- my family would like to forget many of those experiments! All-natural cocoa (processed without alkali) is more expensive than the artificially-colored kind found in most stores. And the vanilla. Oh, the vanilla. That alone was months of sampling before finding the ideal one. And I still wasn't done. Remember, I set out to make an all-natural version of the cake with the colored dots. All-natural dots like that didn't exist! That is, until I convinced a terrific company that I had a great idea. Working together, this company created the perfect colored dots with all-natural colors and ingredients just for me.
Since all great cakes need great frosting, I also needed to create delicious all-natural frostings. So again I worked hard to develop what I believe are the quickest and easiest all-natural frosting mixes available. The secret? I use real egg whites to make them whip up light and fluffy. My frosting is ready-to-spread in five minutes or less whether whipped by hand or mixer.
After over a year of experimenting in the kitchen, I was ready to serve my cakes. And so, having won the coveted "May I Have Seconds?" award from my kids and all their friends, I am pleased to present to you my Naturally Nora dessert mixes. I hope you are as happy with the results as I am. Enjoy!
