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January 31, 2011

Watermelon Cake






This is a no bake, sugarless, fresh cake for my sweet on a special lovely day. This is a Hart to Hart entry for the hearty fun contest from the lovely blog Cuocicucidici. Here's how it's made.


Start by carving an outline of your imagined design on top of the watermelon. Making everything as symmetrical as possible. With this project you will need different knives to cut out the pulp easily without over carving.

Always  carve one design completely before doing the next. Like the seven roses first and then figure out the arrangement of the next which are ten hearts.


Use all three colors of the fruit. The green skin serves to highlight the hearts looking three dimensional. If you carve beyond the white pith you get deeper red.

Finish with simpler or smaller patterns to keep the focus on the main theme which are the hearts.

When done, plan to the present it on a platter with other decorations like carved zucchini leaves, carrot and green daikon flowers if you wish.

Enjoy Amore!

38 comments:

  1. So beautiful! You're so talented :)

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  2. wow....awesome carvings...looks so beautiful... professional and talented...great....

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  3. Awesome watermelon cake. you are amazing artist.

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  4. Wonderful!!

    You are an artist in the whole extension of the word, I love every fruit sculpture that you make.

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  5. I would love to try something like this, but I am certain it would like someone sat on it by the time I had attacked it. Your work is outstanding and wow just does not mean enough for this outstanding work. Diane. Brilliant.

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  6. Wow..it looks so beautiful..You got a real talent in you...

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  7. ma tu vuoi sconfiggere tutti con questa composizione!!! bravissimo, michelangelo! complimenti!!!

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  8. Impresionante!!!! Me puedo pasar horas admirando tu tabajo y no me canso!!!! Sin palabras!!!

    Besossssss

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  9. I am pretty sure you are going to win Flavia's contest :)))
    Lovely!
    Barbaraxx

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  10. amazing i am speechless u are fabulous artist how u make this it i have no words
    fantastic superb gorgeous!!!!!!!!!

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  11. What a great Valentine`s present.
    Outstanding and breathtaking work ♥

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  12. arthur, i'm totally impressed! with your explanation up there, i still have no idea how you did that!

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  13. è stupendo, come fai ad essere così bravo???

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  14. Wow!Arthur this is very beautiful!!! Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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  15. Ciao Artur! You have made a masterpiece! You have gold hands! see you later!

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  16. Impressive indeed... and I stop it here as I am part of the team that will select the best picture for Hart-to-hart :-)

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  17. Es impresionante!!! llevo 5 minutos mirando las fotos y no me lo puedo creer, eres un ARTISTA.
    Un beso.

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  18. SUPER gorgeous! I love everything about it, those roses are so awesome.

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  19. Beautiful! I could never do that. Darn.

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  20. The best words to say....are no words....contemplation only of this piece of art......Abrazotes, Marcela

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  21. Lovely! A masterpiece! Can I be your apprentice?

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  22. Unbelievable!!! These are works of art and you've done an amazing job. Have a great evening. Blessings...Mary

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  23. How stunningly beautiful is that! You say "start with your imagined design". I don't think I would ever have imagined a watermelon becoming something so beautiful!

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  24. Che meraviglia! Sembra un bouquet da sposa da quant'è bello!!! Complimenti Michelangelo! Besito!

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  25. You are an ARTIST! I am totally impressed.

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  26. Wow sembra di visitare una galleria d'arte, tante opere belle e affascinanti, sei un maestro!! complimenti.
    Ciao a presto

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  27. oh my!!! This is a water melon masterpiece. You must have an excellent crafting and art skills to pull this beauty off!!! I am just watching it over and over... Amazing!!!

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  28. Estoy impresionado con tu creatividad y tu maestría, tu trabajo es fabuloso

    Un fuerte abrazo

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  29. Everytime I've seen works of art like these, my heart skips a small beat. I've always taken the time to appreciate the love, passion and dedication that has been placed on these masterpieces.
    Arthur, I realize how gifted you are and I'm sure you don't take this gift for granted.
    Thank you for displaying your talents so that we can be proud to have a Foodie like yourself within our small club for culinary bloggers ;o)

    Ciao for now,
    Claudia

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  30. I've seen many of these vegetable carvings in Thailand but never as gorgeous as yours! Fantastic!

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  31. It's the most beatiful and gorgeous decoration I've see!!Sei troppo bravo! ;))

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