Very often fruit is used in decorating cakes, because it makes the cake bright, festive and attractive. In addition, this method is simple and does not require the presence of any special tools or skills.
Almost any fruit is suitable for decoration. However, it is not necessary to assume that it is enough just to put the fruit on the cake. To create a complete and beautiful picture, you need to pay special attention to their choice, so that they are combined with each other in size, color and taste.
Rules for decorating fruit cakes
When decorating the cake with fruit, there are certain rules. They provide a beautiful appearance of the product, as well as contribute to preserving the shape of the product.
The first step is to prepare cakes. The main part of the pastry consists of fruit, cream or layer. Each cake grease with cream, and the top - a thin layer.
For decoration, use almost any fruit and berries, from which you can lay out a beautiful figure (heart, fish and many others) or simply in a chaotic sequence.
Fruits better to pour jelly, which will preserve the appearance of the product.
In addition, icing sugar or chocolate can be used as an additional decoration. To do this, dip the dried fruit in powder or melted chocolate.
Not every fruit can be a cake decoration. The best option would be the following:
- pineapple (fresh or canned);
- mango (fresh or canned);
- mandarin;
- orange;
- pear;
- an Apple;
- kiwi;
- apricot;
- peach.
It is not recommended to use fruits or berries that contain large amounts of juice, for example, melon, watermelon, lime, persimmon and others.
Before you start decorating the cake, fresh fruit must first be prepared:
- remove excess leaves or stalks;
- wash the fruit;
- if you want to remove the seeds or peel;
- if you want to cut the fruit in half;
- an apple, pear or peach is cut into thin slices, an apricot is divided into halves, a banana is sliced, and the berries are left whole;
- so that the apple does not darken, it is recommended to sprinkle it with lemon juice. This will help maintain an attractive appearance.
How to decorate the cake with their own fruits
Decorating the cake at home with the help of fruit is easy. There are many options for product design:
- In the center of the product put a flower out of mango. To do this, it is necessary to cut into thin slices and slip each slice under the previous one. On the side of the pastry put grapes and tangerine;
- center of the cake decorate with strawberries. Choose 3-4 fruits of different colors and lay them alternately, starting from the center of the baking;
- You can make beautiful volumetric flowers from an apple with a slicer. The center of the cake is decorated with a "rose", and grapes are laid around.
How to beautifully decorate a cake with fruits and berries
- the easiest way is to lay out a canned mango or peach rose in the center of the product. And in the outer circle in turn fold green grapes and mandarin;
- on the edge of the product lay out strawberries, black currant berries and a sprig of red currants.
- rainbow cake is that the product is divided into equal parts and certain fruits or berries are laid on each of them.
- On the edges of the baking spread strawberry halves, and in the center of the cake you can decorate kiwi and mango.
- along the edges also strawberries are laid out, and the center is decorated with raspberries and kiwi.
- the center of the cake is decorated with any berries, and the edges are decorated with a laid out fan of canned mango and kiwi.
- in the center of the cake a fruit figurine is laid out, and kiwi and black currant are on the side.
- using figurines, cut out figures, such as leaves or flowers, and decorate a cake.
- The product is decorated with citrus slices. As an additional decoration, use mint sprigs.
- An additional decoration can be fruit roses.
As you can see, there are many variations of decoration. Use your favorite fruits, berries and boldly decorate the product. Here only your imagination will be the main thing.
How to decorate a cake with frozen fruit
To decorate the cake, you can use not only fresh fruits, but also frozen ones. However, not every fruit is suitable for this purpose. It should, after defrosting, not lose the attractiveness of appearance. Ideal pineapple, cherry and almost any berry.
The most important point in decorating the cake with frozen fruit is their proper defrosting.
Such a slow temperature drop will keep the shape and attractive appearance.
In addition, you can freeze fruit in chocolate. To do this, it is enough to dip them into melted chocolate, then put them on parchment and put them in the freezer.
As a basis for the cake, it is better to use a thick cream, since its consistency allows you not to miss the juice of frozen fruit. For a spectacular view, you can pour jelly on top. So your cake will look very tender and attractive.
Beautiful cakes decorated with fruit and chocolate
Universal decoration for any baking is chocolate. It is combined with almost everything, and the fruit version looks most impressive and pleasant to the taste.
Ways to decorate the cake with fruit and chocolate are many:
- fruits are dipped in melted chocolate and spread on baking;
- using a confectionery syringe, chocolate is squeezed onto the fruit;
- fruits are sprinkled with chocolate chips;
- on the edges and sides of the product you can make chocolate drips;
- chocolate chips are made with a vegetable peeler or sharp knife;
- on parchment draw a variety of patterns or figures using chocolate and spread on the cake.
How to decorate the cake with fruit in jelly at home
As a rule, it is a biscuit cake decorated with fruit in jelly. To create such a product, you will need biscuit cakes, fruit jelly, fruit and gelatin.
Decorating a fruit cake in jelly requires compliance with certain rules:
- the top layer must be smeared with jam or jam. Due to this, the jelly is not absorbed in the baking itself;
- To ensure that the jelly does not leak at the edges of the product, put on a pastry ring;
- after you put the jelly on the fruit, put the cake in the refrigerator for 2 hours;
- jelly is poured in a thin stream, starting from the center of the cake;
- The optimal color of jelly is colorless.
Making jelly does not take much time and effort. 20 g of gelatin must be filled with a glass of warm water. Mix the mixture thoroughly and leave for 15-20 minutes.
Pour a glass of any juice into the pan and add 3 tbsp. l. sugar sand. As soon as the juice boils, pour in a thin stream of softened gelatin. At the same time, mix the mixture thoroughly, avoiding the formation of lumps.
When the grains of gelatin are completely melted, the pan can be removed from the heat. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. While the jelly is not hardened, pour the fruit laid out on the cake.
Other ways to decorate cakes
Carving called curly cutting. It can be made from fruits, vegetables or berries and requires certain skills. For carving, you must have available some kitchen utensils, such as a knife, slicer and others.
For decorating, you can use an apple or pear. Consider a few fruit cuts:
- apple basket. The fruit is cut into 2 parts, one of which must be completely cleaned. The result should be a kind of basket. A flower is made from the other half of the apple and inserted into the basket with a toothpick. You can use whipped cream and berries for decoration on top.
- apple flower It must be cut into 2 parts. One of which is cleared of seeds and cut into thin slices. Slices are laid out alternately on the cake in the shape of a flower.
- leaflets. Apple or pear cut into 4 pieces and clean the stones. The edges of the quarter should be jagged, so that they resemble the shape of a leaf, and a curved notch is made in the center.
- Hedgehog. Made from pears. Peel the fruit by 2/3. This will be a clean face of a hedgehog. On the untreated part of the fruit needles are made. To do this, put on toothpicks, and on them green grapes. From the berries you can make a hedgehog eyes and spout.
In addition to carving, there are other ways to decorate the cake.
Aising is the decoration of a cake for which icing sugar and egg white are used. Such decoration allows you to get any figures, flowers, patterns or inscriptions.
Whipped cream looks very beautiful on the product. You can cook them yourself, and you can buy the finished product in the store. With their help, pastries are decorated with beautiful patterns, flowers, and you can also make any inscription.
With the help of melted chocolate on baking a beautiful pattern is made, a mesh or thin strips.
The sides of the cake can be decorated with coconut or chocolate chips, cookies, cocoa or other.
Please note that a cake decorated with fruit must be kept in the fridge. Since the fruits do not differ in storage time, the baking should be decorated immediately before serving.
And another simple fruit cake decorating idea is in the next video.
