How to Make Beautiful Jelly Cake for Special Occasions to Gift Loved Ones

How to make Jelly Birthday Cake

• 1

  Prepare the fruits

  First, for the dragon fruit and cantaloupe, peel off the skin and cut half of the fruit into cubes.

  For the mango, peel off the skin, remove the seed, then cut half of the fruit into cubes, and slice the remaining half into very thin slices. After that, roll the mango slices alternately to form a rose shape.

  For the longan, peel off the skin and remove the seeds to get the longan flesh.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Cook the jelly

  You will need to cook 2 pots of jelly:

  The first pot is for making coconut milk jelly, add 1.5 liters of water, 500g of sugar, 10g of soft jelly powder, 25g of crunchy jelly powder, and 3 pandan leaves tied into a bundle. Stir well over medium heat until the jelly boils and completely dissolves.

  Then, add 300ml of coconut milk and 100ml of sweetened fresh milk, stirring well to combine before turning off the heat.

  The second pot is for making clear jelly; at this point, place a new pot on the stove, add 1 liter of water, 10g of soft jelly powder, and 2 pandan leaves tied into a bundle. Stir until the jelly boils and turns clear.

  

  
• 3

  Pour the fruit jelly into the mold

  First, pour about 3 – 4 large ladles of coconut jelly into a round mold with a diameter of 18 – 20cm and let it cool until the surface is slightly firm.

  Next, pour about 8 – 10 small ladles of clear jelly on top, evenly distribute diced mango, and let it set. Then, add 4 large ladles of coconut jelly on top.

  Mix 10 small ladles of clear jelly with the diced dragon fruit. Next, pour this mixture into the cake mold on top of the layer of coconut jelly just poured.

  Then, arrange the longan flesh on top of the jelly, and add about 8 small ladles of clear jelly on top.

  Finally, cover the very top of the cake with another 4 large ladles of coconut jelly and let the cake set completely.

  Do not pour all the coconut jelly, remember to leave some to pour into molds for decorative patterns and letters.

  Tip:

  • Since the process of pouring into the mold and waiting for the jelly to set takes quite a while, you need to ensure that your jelly pots are always kept warm.
  • You can cover the pot with a lid and wrap it with a towel or place the pot inside a basin of boiling water, replacing the water when it cools down.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Pouring the flower and decorative letter molds

  Pour a thin layer of coconut jelly into the rose mold and wait for it to set. Next, mix about 4 tablespoons of coconut jelly with a little red food coloring and pour it on top. Do the same with the letter mold!

  For the decorative leaves, mix coconut jelly with a little green food coloring and pour it into the leaf-shaped mold, then wait for it to set.

  

  

  

  
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  Completion

  First, wrap the coconut jelly rose around the edge of the cake and use toothpicks to secure it for a beautiful cake border.

  Next, arrange mango roses, coconut jelly flowers, and leaves on top of the cake and secure them with toothpicks.

  Once finished, use a glass pipette to suck up the remaining clear coconut jelly and inject it into the areas that need to be secured on the cake.

  Finally, place the letters on the empty part of the cake, then let the cake set before removing the toothpicks and putting it in the refrigerator to chill for about 3 – 4 hours to complete.

  

  

  

  
• 6

  Product

  The jelly birthday cake is extremely eye-catching with many different colors and a beautifully decorated rose.

  The jelly is perfectly chewy with the rich sweetness of coconut milk blended evenly with the fresh, juicy fruits inside, bringing a sour and sweet taste that is incredibly appetizing.

  Surely anyone who receives this jelly cake as a gift will be delighted.