Often an ordinary hostess is difficult to compete in decorating cakes with venerable confectioners, but fruit is a win-win option. They are always available for sale, do not require a special culinary talent, and always look good in the form of decoration thanks to bright colors, different shapes and textures. Yes, and the benefits of this decoration more, because. there are more vitamins than dyes and flavors in creams. Also, fruits combine well with curd and yoghurt creams, whipped cream and chocolate, protein cream , jelly. The main thing is to make a layer of cream, jelly or glaze on top of the cake, so that the cakes do not become dehydrated.
How to decorate a biscuit cake with berries and fruits in jelly?
Any berries and fruit, both seasonal and canned, will be suitable only if it is a fruit from a jar to merge them and let them drain on a sieve.
Combination of fruits and berries used for decoration, choose by color, tastes, size, etc. relying on your preferences and those for whom you are preparing.
Choose fruits fresh and juicy colors, not ripe, without dots and cracks, if it is strawberry, then you can use it with a stem.
Before you start, wash and dry the fruit. Remove the bones (cherry, plum) and peel (citrus, pineapple, banana ...).
For cutting, use a thin knife or special slicer.From large fruits, cut out pieces of jewelry, circles, plates, etc., but remember, apples darken quickly, so sprinkle them with lemon juice.
You can make roses from apples or oranges. To do this, cut them very thinly into slices. Apples should be lightly boiled in syrup so that they soften. Twist one slice into a tube, and the others already wrap around each previous one.
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Lay out the picture guided by your imagination and artistic abilities of someone who is, or if it is not very imaginative, use the options presented below.
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Typically, small pieces of jewelry spread around the edges, and large ones in the center.
To ensure that the composition does not fall apart and the fruit looked brighter and more appetizing, cover the ready-made ornament with special jelly for cakes. It is sold in any major store. They can be richly greased fruit with a brush, and you can pour a thin trickle from the center to the edges. You need to do this very quickly, because this jelly freezes almost instantly. You can certainly take and ordinary jelly, but it is worth remembering that such a filling will not stiffen on kiwi and pineapple because of the content of specific substances in them.
How to decorate a cake with frozen fruits?
Only units of frozen fruits are suitable for decorating a cake, these are those fruits that will not lose their shape, color and consistency. For example, pineapple. But the berries, such as blueberries, currants, blackberries, cranberries, cherries, raspberries are great.
The most important thing is to defrost them properly, so that they do not lose shape, do not crack and do not strongly glass. Do it better slowly, gradually, for example, on the top shelf of the refrigerator, and then already in the room. So there will not be a strong temperature drop and all berries will remain intact.
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You can also freeze the berries already in chocolate, dipping each and spreading on parchment.
For the basis for decorations, a cream of thick protein, oil, custard, such as those that do not skip the juice on the cakes.
The edges of the cake can be masked with cream, and decorate everything with mint leaves on top. Boka draw carelessly draining cream or lay around the circumference of cookies.
From top of the berries it is better to cover with a film of jelly, so they will look more spectacular.
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How to decorate chocolate and fruit cake at home?
Chocolate is a universal decoration, because is combined with almost any creams and bases. And in combination with fruits it is generally one of the most delicious and beautiful options.
In chocolate, you can dip fruits and berries, squeeze out of the bag or syringe on top of the jewelry, sprinkle crumbs, handle corners, do streaks on the sides and, eventually, chocolate can create whole stories.
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You can also make chocolate chips by cutting a thin layer of vegetable peeler that will be wrapped.
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Very interesting elements of the decor can be painted on parchment, and when it becomes frozen onto the cake.
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