100% Fruit “Cake”

Name: 100% Fruit “Cake”
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: 1 seedless watermelon; 2 cups strawberries – hulled and sliced; 1 cantaloupe – seeded, peeled, and sliced; 1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced

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30 mins
Serves 8
Easy

Ingredients

1 seedless watermelon
2 cups strawberries – hulled and sliced
1 cantaloupe – seeded, peeled, and sliced
1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced

How to make 100% Fruit "Cake"

Create the base tier of the cake.
- Cut three 1-2-inch thick slices of watermelon crossways through the melon’s center.
- Trim the rind from the watermelon slices.
- Place the largest slice onto a cake plate.
- Alternate layering slices of fresh pineapple, sliced strawberries, and slices of cantaloupe.
- Layer on the second-largest watermelon slice.
- Repeat more to make a layered fruit stack in the shape of a cake.
Thinly slice a few pieces of remaining pineapple and melon.
Cut the remaining fruit slices into decorative shapes using a sharp knife or cookie cutters.
Decorate the cake tiers with the remaining berries and sliced fruit shapes.
Refrigerate until it’s time to serve.

Trivia

Fruitcake has existed since the Roman Empire.