Fresh Fruit Three Tier Wedding Cake

This Instructable will teach you how to make a three tier wedding cake out of fruit, for around $50.

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Step 1: Fruit Needed

2 seedless watermelon's
2 cantaloupe
2 honeydew
1 pineapple
1 lb. red grapes
1lb. green grapes
5-10 strawberries

Step 2: Materials and Tools

All of these materials can be found at your local craft store for under $25.

(1) large plastic tray (for the base)
(1)  3' long by 2' wide and 2" thick piece of styrofoam
(8) plastic wedding cake pillars (whatever size you prefer we used 4- 5" and 4- 3" pillars)
(2) packs of wooden craft sticks (about 800)
(8) flower spikes (big enough to fit inside of pillars)
(1) melon baler
hot glue gun and glue sticks
cookie cutters of your choice
cake topper

Step 3: Getting Started

Step 1: Cut 3 different sized circles out of foam board. (1 large, 1 medium, 1 small). stack pieces to insure correct fit and placement. (trim if necessary)

Step 2: Glue large styrofoam piece onto plastic tray

Step 3: Glue flower spikes to the inside of 5" pillars (Spike down)

Step 4: Insert pillars into large styrofoam circle in a square pattern



 

Step 4: Adding the Fruit

Step 1: Cut watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew in half and begin to ball all melons

Step 2: Starting from the center of your first tier insert craft sticks, and place fruit on top in desired pattern, work your way to the edge and then down the side.

Step 3: Continue until the entire styrofoam is covered with fruit in desired pattern.

Step 5: Installing Second Tier

Step 1: Install tier 2 on top of 5" pillars

Step 2: to ensure proper alignment, push firmly onto the top of 5" pillars to make an indentation into the foam to maintain accurate placement.

Step 3: remove tier 2, add hot glue to top of pillars and reinstall second tier

 

Step 6: Adding Fruit to Second Tier

Step 1: Starting from the sides, work your way up to the top edge in desired pattern

Step 2: Glue flower spikes to 3" pillars, and install in line with 5" pillars.

Step 3: Starting from the center, work your way out to the edge of the styrofoam making sure that there are not any open spaces.  

Step 7: Installing Tier 3

Step 1: Place small foam tier onto the 3" pillars

Step 2: Press down firmly to ensure proper placement (Just as you did with the 2nd tier)

Step 3: Remove foam block, add glue to pillars and reinstall

Step 4: Starting from the side, work your way around to the top with your desired fruit pattern.

Step 5: Place topper in the middle of the foam top, and work your way around it with your fruit pattern

 

Step 8: Finishing Touches

Step 1: Slice pineapple into 1/4" slices

Step 2: Cut desired patterns (with cookie cutters) into pineapple pieces

Step 3: Install wooden craft stick into pineapple and install to desired positions.

Step 4: Add strawberries and grapes in desired places

We also added miniature silk flowers for added decorations

Step 9: All Done!!!

Here's the finished project
P.S. To maintain Fruit quality you can spray it with light sugar water