How To Decorate A Cake With Strawberries

How to Decorate a Block With Strawberries

Kelly Roper

Kelly has more than 12 years experience as a professional author and editor.

Decorating a block with strawberries is fairly like shooting fish in a barrel, but it makes a dramatic impact on the look and flavor. Wow your friends and family unit by preparing ane of these cakes.

Decorating Supplies

1 round block, cooled
ane heart-shaped block, cooled
Approximately i quart fresh strawberries, washed/rinsed/stale
Buttercream frosting
Strawberry jam

Directions

Frost the top of the base layer with a fluffy layer of buttercream frosting.
Empty a small jar of strawberry jam into a bowl and stir well to loosen it upwards. Driblet spoonfuls of jam on top of the buttercream leaving a 1/2-inch margin of buttercream around the edges.
Add buttercream to the tiptop of the center-shaped layer.
Leave the light-green tops on, and piece several in half. Lay the cut sides down on paper towels to blot the excess juice.
Place the strawberry halves cut-side downwards around the outside edge of the middle layer with the points facing outward.
Prepare more strawberry halves and arrange them in the center with the cut sides facing upwards for contrast.
Carefully place the eye layer on elevation of the base layer, and the cake is gear up to consume.

Chocolate Strawberry Block

Gear up your favorite chocolate cake in a three-inch deep, round block pan and let it cool completely.

Directions

Beginning in the middle, slowly pour the ganache onto the cake, allowing some to drip over the sides. Allow the ganache a little time to prepare up a bit then information technology's basically sticky simply non runny.
Leave virtually half the berries whole; cutting the rest in half and let them bleed cut side down on a paper towel for a few minutes.
Identify berries around the outer border of the cake to create a edge. Carefully pile the rest in a mound on top of the cake, taking care that the cut berries are placed confront to the insides testify up nicely abreast the whole berries.

Strawberry Paved Cake

To decorate this cake successfully, dry both sides of the berry slices to ensure they stick to the frosting.

Directions

Ice the entire cake with a thick layer of white buttercream, taking special care to smooth out the pinnacle of the cake.
Slice virtually x strawberries in one-half and drain them cut side down on paper towels.
Warm about one cup of chocolate frosting in a bowl in the microwave for about 20 seconds or until it melts but enough for dipping.
Dip the end of each drupe half and identify each 1 around the top of the cake to create a border with the points of the berries facing in. Continue until you have a full ring around the top of the cake.
Cutting more berries into thin slices and dry them thoroughly on both sides. First at the lesser side of the cake, begin pressing slices confronting the buttercream to create your paving. Work from lesser to top until the sides are covered as shown in the photo.
Add dabs of the chocolate frosting at random intervals around the block to add together more visual involvement. If y'all similar, sprinkle a footling powdered sugar around the chocolate tips of the strawberries in the top ring.
In one case the cake is decorated, either serve it immediately or refrigerate it until serving time. The sooner you serve it the meliorate to keep the strawberries looking fresh.

Strawberry Bride and Groom

Here'south a fun fashion to add some strawberries to the top of an iced nuptials cake. Practice your dipping technique before you finally top the cake.

Decorating Supplies

About 6 large strawberries, thoroughly rinsed and dried (This gives you actress to practice with.)
White and dark chocolate candy coating/melts, melted separately according to packet directions
two piping bags, each equipped with a #i open decorating tip

Create the Helpmate

Dip the strawberry in white chocolate about iii/4 of the way up, scraping excess off, and laying on waxed paper to dry.
Once the chocolate has hardened, put some white chocolate in a piping back and dot the berry with pearls to create a edge, a necklace, or whatever other accents you'd like. You could also use dragees.

Create the Groom

To create the groom, follow directions for how to make chocolate tuxedo strawberries. Apply a toothpick or piping handbag with small tip to create the details.