Summer really does offer a wide variety of seasonal fruits. It's no wonder that fruit cakes and tarts are baked frequently and with pleasure right now. But how about a cake made only from fruit? No mixing dough, no baking. Simply cut the fruit and put it together into a fruit cake made only from fruit. Sounds interesting and delicious, doesn't it? Such a variant is not only extremely healthy and...refreshing at summer parties, but also a great alternative to fruit plates and salads, which also impresses with its appearance. Find out here how to make a cake made only from fruit.
Layered cake made only from fruit with watermelon
This melon cake is really quick and easy to make, looks very nice and makes your mouth water just looking at it. Using simple cookie cutters, you can make...Fruit and pretty motifscut out. This is how the cake is made only from fruit:
For 6 to 8 servings:
- 1 watermelon without seeds
- 2 white peaches
- 1 green apple
- 340g strawberries
- 1 pack of blueberries
- Juice of one lemon
- wooden skewers
(You can also use any other fruit to decorate.)
Cut the peaches, apple andthe strawberriesinto thin slices and then use the apple slices to cut out shapes with a cookie cutter. Light-colored fruits like apples, for example, turn brown over time. To avoid this, you can sprinkle the slices with lemon juice. Then cut the watermelon into slices about 2.5 cm thick. Using a plate that you place upside down on each slice, you can then cut off the bark in a circle.
Then place the first slice on a serving plate and top it with the fruit slices and blueberries. Then place the next melon slice on top and repeat the process until you have used all the melon slices. Finally, decorate the creative cake made only from fruit with a few more pieces of fruit and blueberries. In between, you can use wooden skewers to cut the fruit into small pieces or fix it with toothpicks so that all the layers hold together and don't fall apart.
Quick cakes – ideas and variations
In principle, there are no rules for cakes made solely from fruit. You can design them however you like and use whatever fruits you like and like.The watermelonsmake a wonderful base. Not only can it be cut into cake base-like slices, but it can also be cut into a cylinder shape, whereupon you can stick other fruits into this cylinder using skewers. The slices don't have to be round, they can also be cut square.
You can use one instead of watermelondelicious honeydew melonuse. Or simply combine both for an interesting mix of colors. Since honeydew melons come in yellow and green, you can prepare a tri-colored melon cake with the watermelon.
They are also very likeablelittle Cupcakesonly from fruit. To do this, simply cut the melon into muffin-sized pieces and place them in muffin cups. Then decorate them with smaller fruits or pieces of fruit. Melon balls, which you can shape with an ice cream scoop, are also very suitable for decorating.
If you want, you can of course decorate such cakes with fruit with a little whipped cream before serving if you like the variantCake made only from fruit seems too boring. Others tooCreams are suitableto theAdd a little extra sweetness to cake with fruit. Or how about some mozzarella slices?
Cake with fruits with a difference – inspiration for the design
So as you can see, you can design and assemble your fruit-only cake however you like. You can find some more inspiration in the gallery below. Be creative andsurprise a birthday childor your friends with a creative, healthy and undoubtedly original cake made only from fruit.
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Make a cake out of fruit – ideas for summer or birthday parties
Cut the melon cake squarely
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