Fruit jelly cake: how to decorate? Video
Jelly is an indispensable decoration for fruit cakes. It gives the cut fruits a beautiful gloss and keeps them appetizing fresh. But jelly can be used in another way, for example, by cutting out various figures from it and laying them on the surface of confectionery.
Jelly for pouring fruit cakes
A thin layer of jelly on top of fresh fruits or berries will give them a beautiful gloss. The easiest way is to use ready-made jelly. When cooking, reduce the amount of water indicated on the package by half. Choose a flavor that matches the fruit that decorates the cake. After laying the fruit or berries on the surface, gently pour them over the slightly chilled jelly, distribute it evenly and leave until it hardens completely.
If you don’t like the taste of convenience foods, make your own jelly using fruit or berry juices. Try orange jelly, which can be used to decorate a cake decorated with slices of orange or other citrus fruits. The recipe can be supplemented by flavoring the jelly with a tablespoon of champagne or white wine.
You will need: – 300 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice; – 1 tablespoon of sugar; – 2 teaspoons of gelatin in powder.
Soak gelatin in 4 tablespoons of orange juice. Put the container with gelatin on fire and heat it until it is completely dissolved. Pour in the remaining orange juice. Remove container from heat and stir until smooth. Refrigerate the mixture until it becomes slightly stringy. Place the sliced fruit or berries on top of the cake and quickly coat them with jelly using a spoon or silicone brush. Put the finished cake in a cool place: at room temperature, the jelly may not solidify.
Pour only fruit jelly: once on the cream, the liquid will drain and ruin the surface of the cake. Decorate the surface decorated with cream with dense jelly, cut into curly pieces
The surface of the cake can be decorated with a variety of jelly figurines. To do this, make it more dense. Use agar-agar, its gelling properties are much higher, moreover, the final product will not have the taste characteristic of gelatin.
You will need: – 1 glass of fruit juice; – 2 tablespoons of sugar; – 1 teaspoon of agar agar.
Wash agar agar in cold water, fold over a sieve. Then soak it in 4 tablespoons of cold fruit juice. Bring to a boil, add sugar, stir until completely dissolved and pour in the remaining juice. Strain the mixture as needed.
Jelly can be colored with any food coloring. Add it to the finished product before pouring to solidify.
Pour the jelly into a flat plate or baking sheet and set aside. The layer should be about 1 cm thick. After hardening, cut the jelly into cubes, diamonds or strips. You can cut out a monogram, flower or other shape according to a pre-prepared paper stencil. Transfer the finished decoration to the cake using a wide knife or pastry spatula.