{"id":274486,"date":"2026-10-16T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=274486"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T04:44:52","slug":"grub-diwali-mixed-fruit-whipped-cream-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/grub-diwali-mixed-fruit-whipped-cream-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Grub: Diwali Dessert \u2013 Fresh Mixed Fruit &#038; Whipped Cream Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>(Above):<\/strong> Eggless Fresh Mixed Fruit and Whipped Cream Cake. (Janam Gupta\/Siliconeer)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This Diwali, prepare this decadent dessert for goddess Lakshmi, and the guests. Your kids will love you for this. <strong>Prachi Agrawal<\/strong> shows how to make an eggless, fresh mixed fruit and whipped cream cake.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Cake Sponge<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 1\u00bd cups all-purpose flour <i>(maida)<br \/>\n<\/i>\u2022 \u00bd cup milk powder (whole or skim)<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp. baking powder<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2022 \u00bd tsp. baking soda<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00be cup granulated sugar<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bc tsp. fine salt<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bd cup plain yogurt<br \/>\n\u2022 1\/3 cup oil<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bd cup whole milk<br \/>\n\u2022 1\u00bd tsp. vanilla<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp. vinegar<\/p>\n<p><b>Soaking Syrup<br \/>\n<\/b>\u2022 \u00bd cup pineapple juice <b>OR<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2022 light sugar syrup (1 tbsp. sugar+\u00bd cup water)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Whipped Cream<br \/>\n<\/b>\u2022 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream (min. 35% fat), chilled<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00bd cup powdered sugar<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tbsp. corn starch (for stability)<br \/>\n\u2022 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract<\/p>\n<p><b>Fruit Filling<br \/>\n<\/b>\u2022 1 cup fresh strawberries<br \/>\n\u2022 \u00be cup can or cooked fresh pineapple<\/p>\n<p><b>Method:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong><b>ake Sponge: <\/b>Whisk yogurt and sugar until dissolved; emulsify with oil, vanilla, and vinegar. Sift flour, milk powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold dry mix into wet alternately with milk until smooth. Pour into greased\/lined 7\u201d or 8\u201d tin and bake at 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C) for 32\u201338 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chill for Torting: <\/b>Completely cool on a wire rack. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or overnight). Level the dome, then slice horizontally with a serrated knife into 2 or 3 equal layers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Whipped Cream &amp; Stacking: <\/b>Dice strawberries, pineapple, into uniform small pieces (~\u00bd-inch). Spread them<b> <\/b>across paper towels and blot firmly. Excessive surface water causes cream to split and layers to slide.<\/p>\n<p>In a chilled metal bowl, whip cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla on medium-high<b> <\/b>speed until firm, spreadable peaks form. Keep half chilled for masking and decorating.<\/p>\n<p>Place the bottom sponge layer onto a cake board. Lightly brush with pineapple juice <b>OR<\/b> soaking sugar syrup. Fit a piping bag with a round tip and pipe a \u00bd-inch high cream dam around the outer perimeter of the sponge.<\/p>\n<p>Spread a thin layer of cream on the sponge. Scatter half of the mixed strawberries and pineapple evenly. Cover the fruit with a few spoons of cream and gently smooth flat so the fruit is fully embedded and cannot dislodge.<\/p>\n<p>Place the second sponge layer cut-side down. Press gently with a flat hand to level. Brush with syrup, pipe the outer border dam, fill with cream and the remaining fruit, and spread smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Top with the final sponge layer (bottom of cake facing up for a razor-flat top). Lightly syrup. Apply a thin crumb coat of cream around the top and sides to seal loose crumbs. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up the cream dam and structure.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Frost with the remaining whipped cream. Garnish the top with fresh strawberry fans and pineapple chunks right before serving. Chill for at least 2 hours before slicing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Happy Diwali!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Above): Eggless Fresh Mixed Fruit and Whipped Cream Cake. (Janam Gupta\/Siliconeer) This Diwali, prepare this decadent dessert for goddess Lakshmi, and the guests. Your kids will love you for this. Prachi Agrawal shows how to make an eggless, fresh mixed fruit and whipped cream cake.\u00a0 Ingredients Cake Sponge \u2022 1\u00bd cups all-purpose flour (maida) \u2022&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/grub-diwali-mixed-fruit-whipped-cream-cake\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":274528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65266,65023,65024,275,11,68,19],"tags":[4581,25439,268,36849,65680,64678,65681,36],"class_list":["post-274486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bon-appetite","category-grub","category-we-here","category-community","category-lifestyle","category-recipe-lifestyle","category-topics","tag-cake","tag-dessert","tag-diwali","tag-eggless","tag-fresh-mixed-fruit-whipped-cream-cake","tag-grub","tag-prachi-agrawal","tag-recipe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274486"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274668,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274486\/revisions\/274668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}