Fruit Glazed Cake

I was set a challenge in November - to make a Fruit Glazed Cake for Sami. I went searching for a suitable recipe online. The search wasn't that successful, but I did find one which was good to use: Tropical Fruit-Topped Cake

The cake base I'd say is rather important. Due to the lack of time for practice on the cake, I thought of other methods to ensure a successful cake base. In the end I cheated and bought those ready to use sponge cake mix - which made the base.

That way it saved me on the tedious measuring as all I had to do was to follow the instructions found on the sponge cake mix packet. Then I adapted the recipe I found for the topping & glazing steps.

Ingredients:

Cake base

1. 1 packet of Sponge cake mix
   The ready to use sponge cake mix is made up of:
   • wheat flour
   • sugar
   • vegetable oil
   • skimmed milk powder
   • raising agents
   • emulsifier
   • salt
2. 1 egg
3. 5 tbsp of water
   
   Topping
   
4. 1 packet of cream cheese, kept at room temperature
   
5. 1/4 cup powdered sugar
   
6. 3/4 chilled whipping cream
   
7. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
   
   Glazing
   
8. 6 ounces guava juice concentrate or passion fruit concentrate or passion fruit concentrate (I improvised & used the juice from the canned fruits)
   
9. 2 tbsp cornstarch
   
10. 1 tsp sugar
    
11. 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    
12. 1 small carton strawberries
    
13. 1 kiwi fruit
    
14. 1 can sliced peaches
    
15. 1 can sliced pineapples

Method:

Cake base

1. Bake the cake bottom following instructions found on the sponge cake mix packet.
   
2. Bake for 20-30minutes until golden brown.
   
3. Leave the cake to cool in the cake tin and start preparing for the topping.
   
   Topping
   
4. Mix together cake topping ingredients in the mixer bowl. Starting from a low speed & gradually move upwards.
   
5. Keep the mixing speed constant after you've reached a high speed. Mix thoroughly until the cream is well bodied.
   
6. Spread the cream evenly over the cake base and leave it in the fridge to chill.
   
   Glazing
   
7. Heat guava juice concentration, cornstarch and lemon juice to boiling, stirring constantly careful not to let the cornstarch cake up into lumps.
   
8. Let cool. Add to the top of cake. Decorate top with fruit and chill it in the fridge again. When the glazing is set, the cake is ready to be served.
   

Having cheated on this attempt, I feel that I will give it another attempt using the original recipe & method found above. Will definitely post the outcome once I give it a try.

If you find any good Fruit Glazed Cake recipes, do leave a message!