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    Fresh Watermelon Cake {So Easy!}

    Published: Mar 13, 2023 by Abeer Rizvi · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Learn how to make a quick and easy watermelon cake recipe that's fresh, no bake, healthy, beautiful and perfect for Summer parties, birthday parties or even weddings.

    I want to clarify that this is a real/fresh fruit cake and not a shaped/carved cake or a recipe with watermelon juice. The easy cake trend has been around for a few years now but I wanted to do something different with that concept. Instead of making one single big cake, I made tiered mini cakes and decorated them with fresh edible flowers. I think they turned out gorgeous and are perfect for Summer parties.This Watermelon Ice Cream {2 Ingredients} and these Watermelon Cupcakes {Pull Apart Cupcakes} will round out your watermelon theme perfectly!

    Easy Fresh Watermelon Cake With Fresh Flowers on Black Serving Dish

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    Table of contents

    • How to make easy watermelon cake recipe from scratch?
    • 3 Watermelon Cake Ideas
    • How to cut watermelon?
    • More Summer Cakes

    How to make easy watermelon cake recipe from scratch?

    1. Remove the watermelon rind- With a sharp knife.
    2. Cut watermelon- Into big circular pieces.
    3. Cut shapes- Using cutters.
    4. Stack them- Like a watermelon wedding cake.
    5. Decorate- With fresh flowers.
    Collage Image With Step by Step Pictures on How to Make Watermelon Cake

    Key ingredients for watermelon birthday cake

    • Watermelon- Choose the ripest one you can find for the best flavor.
    • Flowers- Make sure they are edible.

    3 Watermelon Cake Ideas

    1. The FIRST one is a baked cake, made with flour, sugar, eggs, watermelon juice e.t.c.
    2. The SECOND one is a decorated cake that looks like a watermelon, using fondant or buttercream.
    3. The THIRD one is a fresh cake that's made by peeling the rind and carving the inside into the shape of a round cake and then frosting it in whipped cream or buttercream. That is the recipe in this post.

    Cake decoration ideas

    • Fresh berries (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry)
    • Pineapple slices
    • Kiwi
    • Grapes
    • Nuts
    • Dried fruits
    • Colorful frostings
    • Edible flowers
    • Fresh herbs
    • Sprinkles
    • Candles
    • Microgreens
    • Chocolate chips
    • Chopped candy bars

    How to cut watermelon?

    Use a very sharp long knife to cut 1 inch thick circular slices. Then use cookie cutters to cut the 3 different sized layers out of each large circular slice.

    Mini Tiered Melon Cake on Black Serving Dish- Overhead Shot

    Variations for no bake fresh watermelon cake 

    Make 1 larger tiered cake- Instead of these mini cakes. Then cut slices for each guest.

    Use other fruit- You can follow the same instructions to make a cantaloupe cake or even a honeydew cake.

    Make an ice cream cake- Use ice cream frosting or cover the cake in partially melted ice cream. Keep the cake frozen until you are . ready to serve.

    Make a birthday cake- Decorate it with candies, sprinkles and you can even add a little birthday candle that kids can blow out.

    Ice the whole cake- I only added a dollop of icing between eachse tier. You can go all the way and ice the entire cake with frosting such as How to Make Homemade Stabilized Whipped Cream, Marshmallow Frosting Recipe, or White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

    Add frosting between each tier- Try these Brown Sugar Frosting {So fluffy!}, Chocolate Whipped Cream {3 Ingredients}, or How to Make Chantilly Cream {Creme Chantilly}.

    Tips and techniques

    Make sure to pat the watermelon dry with paper towels to get rid of excess juices- Because if the watermelon is too "wet," icing won't stick to it properly and it will leave the plate very wet if you aren't using icing.

    You must use edible flowers- Ask your florist, if you are unsure. Some flowers are poisonous so better safe than sorry.

    Any shape of cutter can be used- Metal cutters create a sharper cut compared to the plastic ones.

    If you are decorating with other smaller fruits, use toothpicks to stick them securely into place- I use this trick, when adding strawberries.

    Storage

    Refrigerate- It should be stored in the fridge because it is fresh fruit and it can go bad in the heat.

    Freeze- Do not freeze this because it will become a watery mushy mess upon thawing.

    More Summer Cakes

    • Best Pineapple Upside Down Cake
    • Mango Cake with Mango Frosting
    • Strawberry Shortcake Cake (With Cake Mix)
    • Easy Cherry Cake (With Cake Mix)
    • Mini Pavlova (With Whipped Cream and Berries)

    Recipe

    How to Make Watermelon Cake

    Fresh Watermelon Cake

    Abeer Rizvi
    Learn how to make a quick and easy watermelon cake recipe that's fresh, no bake, healthy, beautiful and perfect for Summer parties, birthday parties or even weddings. 
    5 from 2 ratings
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 Mini cakes
    Calories 229 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 Watermelon
    • Edible flowers
    • 1 cup American buttercream frosting Optional

    Instructions
     

    • Use a sharp knife to peel the rind off your watermelon.
    • Then, cut the watermelon into big round slices.
    • Use the big, medium and small square cutters to cut out three square pieces.
    • Stack the watermelon pieces on top of each other (with buttercream icing between each layer, if you like). 
    • Decorate the cake with flowers. Enjoy!

    Notes

    • Read all my tips above.
    • Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 229kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSodium: 46mgPotassium: 511mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 2560IUVitamin C: 36.5mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1.1mg

    An automated tool is used to calculate the nutritional information. As such, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information provided for any recipe on this site.

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    Comments

    1. Mary Frances

      May 14, 2015 at 5:23 pm

      These are just beautiful! I love how simple and elegant they look! AND it's healthy too!!5 stars

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      • Abeer Rizvi

        May 14, 2015 at 10:17 pm

        Thank you! I was very happy with how they turned out... i really can't wait to try making them again with different cutters!

        Reply
    2. Crystal

      June 04, 2016 at 6:49 pm

      Gorgeous dessert, gorgeous plates!5 stars

      Reply
      • Abeer Rizvi

        June 06, 2016 at 1:11 am

        Thanks! I bought those plates from a garage sale... they are odd but so pretty that I just had to buy them...lol.

        Reply
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