100% Fruit "Cake"

This cake was a hit with the children and parents at our two-year-old's birthday party. It is perfect for raw, vegan, gluten/wheat-free, refined sugar-free diets (and children who don't need sugar!). This cake was inspired by a 100% watermelon cake we had the year before.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 233 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1 seedless watermelon
• 1 cantaloupe - seeded, peeled, and sliced (Optional)
• 1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

To create the base tier of the cake, cut 3 slices of watermelon, 1 to 2 inches thick, crossways through the center of the melon. Trim the rind from the watermelon slices, and place the largest slice onto a cake plate. Alternate layering sliced strawberries, slices of cantaloupe, and slices of fresh pineapple; follow with the second-largest watermelon slice. Repeat once more to make a layered fruit stack that looks like a cake.

Step 2

Thinly slice a few pieces of remaining melon and pineapple. With cookie cutters or a sharp knife, cut remaining fruit slices into decorative shapes. Decorate the cake tiers with the cut fruit shapes and remaining berries.

Step 3

Refrigerate until serving time. To serve, slice the cake with a sharp knife, one wedge at a time, and set the wedge onto a plate.