Decorating a Watermelon Cake

Watermelon Cake

You may remember from last week that I made a watermelon cake to celebrate Baby Girl's graduation ceremony.  Today I'm going to tell you all about how I pulled the cake together!

(You can click here to read more about how we celebrated that day)

Cake Mix

For this cake I purchased a Betty Crocker seasonal mix and (green) icing in watermelon.  I loved the picture of the pink cupcake on the box, especially the little black watermelon 'seeds'.  I was pretty sure it would be a hit with my Baby Girl as well ;)

Mixing Up

So I opened up the box to find a white mix and was disappointed...but as soon as the liquid was added the mix turned a lovely shade of pink :)

If you look closely you can see very tiny flecks of cookie that came with the mix to serve as watermelon seeds.  I wanted my seeds to be a bit more obvious, so I added in a few chocolate sprinkles.

Fun Fact:  As you can tell by the photo, I mix up my cakes by hand.

Yes, we have an electric mixer.  Nope, I have never, ever used it.  I think the only time it gets used is when Husby creates sauces or whip cream from scratch. (Yeah, I don't do much of that whole 'from scratch' thing either...Hahaha!)

My Granny gave me this wire whisk a long time ago, and it's the only thing I ever use.  I don't know why really, I guess it's just out of habit.  ....I also have only one knife that I will use for cutting everything from pizza to vegetables...even though we have a ton of knives and I think two pizza cutters.  I guess I'm just simple like that :D :D :D

Icing Decor

The watermelon flavored icing came in a lovely shade of bright green, but I wanted to add a bit more dimension to the cake.  (You know I can't leave things plain!)  I pulled out some Wilton sparkle gel from the cabinet (thanks Mom!) and decided to color it a deeper shade of green.  A few drops of green food coloring and it was ready to go.

(To read more about how I use sandwich bags to guide my icing, click here)

Watermelon Swirls

Left:  I decided to use the green sparkle gel to create sort of a vine look to the top of the cake.  It's important to remember that you don't have to always make things look exactly as they would in nature.  Sometimes the general idea is just as lovely ;)

Right:  After placing the swirls, I sprinkled a bit of green and chocolate sprinkles.  These added a bit of texture and a lot more fun to the cake.

My Signature Tag

As always, I cut the cute little cupcake photo from the front of the package and turned it into a hanging tag.  It's a simple step that adds so much to the overall look of the dessert!

Fun Fact:  Speaking of Granny, she also gave me this hole punch when I was in elementary school.  I have always loved art and design and creativity.  She knew this so one year for Christmas she made up 'Art Boxes' for me and my siblings.  Each box consisted of a big Rubbermaid tub filled with paper, paints, glitter, tools, you name it!  I still have (and use) my hole punch and stapler :)

The Finished Cake

Into the extra fridge this went to wait until celebration day!

Pink & Green

The best part of the cake was when it was cut open and the pink was visible, that's when it really had that watermelon look!  ....at least that was my opinion.  Husby and the kids thought the best part was when they got to eat the cake!

The cake tasted like candy, so they loved it.  I however tried a bite and decided to pass.  I would much rather prefer to wait for the chocolate cupcakes that we had for the family party ;)

 ***Come back in a few days and I'll share the details from the rainbow graduation party***

I hope you enjoyed this yummy post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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