A Watermelon Wedding Cake


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A Watermelon Wedding Cake

By Libbie Summers, Senior Food Editor

I have a sickness.

I can’t look at food and see what most people see. I want to cut, style, paint, manipulate…do anything to change something ordinary into something extraordinary. Luckily, with Paula’s encouragement, I get to let my creative juices pour. Case in point, the summer watermelons used at the bridal shower Paula hosted for her niece Corrie this past Saturday. What were once a couple of watermelons grown in a Georgia field are now a funky Watermelon Wedding Cake made to decorate a dessert table for a beautiful Georgia Peach.

Eat something homegrown and don’t be afraid to play with your food,

Libbie

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Paula I really enjoyed meeting u n Micheal in Monroe La. I m so sorry to hear about you health issues. Paula u can live a normal life and be Happy. I m praying that u will overcome this and that you will be healed. you are such a lovely person and have a wonderful husband and Family. please come back to Monroe again . We all love u down here I love all your cooking and love your family . God loves you to Hug n kisses Liz Adams

By Liz Adams on January 19, 2012

I recently made a watermelon stroller for my friends baby shower. I can’t take credit for the idea but I can take credit for the outcome. It was a big hit at the shower. Also made lil people for my daughter pre-k class; carrots, black olives, apple slices and cheese. Those were the cutest. Not sure how to upload pic’s of my creations…

By Tori Vooge on August 08, 2010

Love the water melon cake and all of Ms. Paula recipe’s. My daugther is fixen to have her baby shower in a couple of week’s this will be prefict 4 it. Thank Yal.    Pam Grimsley

By pam grimsley on August 07, 2010

Dawn,
How about some mini cream puffs in a tiered tray? You could drizzle white chocolate icing on them and arrange some pretty flowers around them.

By Connie Vlasis on August 06, 2010

I love this watermelon cake photo! I really get some very helpful tips from your shows! Thank you & Jamie & Bobby Dean. We love you!

By Annette Williams on August 06, 2010

Try making fruity pebble cup cakes same way you do rice krispies except you mold the in your cup cake pan then icing them different colors

By Mary In Virginia on August 06, 2010

very beautiful but you haven’t had a great watermelon till you have had a hermiston walchils melen hermiston Oregons famous for them they are sooooooooooogreat and very sweet

By bonnie on August 06, 2010

Yavonna, What month is your wedding? Let us know and we’ll offer some seasonal suggestions. The cupcakes for dessert sound great or doing a fun whoopie pies is also a great alternative to wedding cake. 

Libbie Summers, Senior Food Editor for Paula Deen

By Libbie Summers on August 06, 2010

Love your ideas I would never of thought of the watermelon wedding cake.  That’s awesome. Now you have my mind going.  I love your shows I admire you so much.

By Kathy Muffoletto on August 06, 2010

I used long skewers to hold the watermelon cake together about 6 of them inserted on the top through the melon

By Connie Vlasis on August 06, 2010

Paula,
Love all your posts and recipes and shows.  Just a note that my daughter and her family are at Tybee Island for their vacation.  Yesterday they spent a great day in Savannah shopping—they made it to the Lady and Son for a great meal and hope to go to Bubba’s tonite for another great meal.  They love Tybee and vow this is their new vacation destination every summer.  Thanks—

By Helen N. Hall on August 06, 2010

I hosted a baby shower one summer and made a “baby carriage” melon basket.  Everyone loved it.

By Angie Crowley on August 06, 2010

Hi Paula,
I once made a Popcorn Turkey for my kids who had to bring a vegatarian dish to a Thanksgiving party.
I didn’t want to do the usual veggie thing, so I made some carmel candy popcorn and formed it into a big turkey with drumsticks on each side, I used popsicle sticks for the drumstics and put those frilly little paper leggin thingys on the drumsticks. The kids had fun making it with me and we laughed at what we were doing and how everyone would be so surprized. I put it on a platter laced with parsley ans little crab apples around it.  Well! It was the highlight of the party and my kids were so proud of there Popcorn Turkey. Of course my son Teddy and daughter Tina got the drumsticks.
Thought you’d get a kick out of that!
I also made a watermelon cake for my other daughter Bella , who is a vegaterian, but I pealed the rind off the melon and sliced it into 2 in. circles,stacking it with other fruits in between the layers, I put, fresh sliced strawberries,another layer with fresh sliced pinapple,another with kiwi fruit, another with fresh sliced peaches and black berries. I garnished it with fresh mint and fresh cherries. It stood about 9 inches tall. I wish I would of taken a picture. It was not only colorful, tasty and pretty, it was healthy too!

By Connie Vlasis on August 06, 2010

I will be getting married and have a low to very low budget for food im doing cupcakes and will be traveling for the wedding so what foods would transport well and be low budget for a finger food wedding reception? .. thanks
Love your cooking
Yavonna

By Yavonna Wright on August 06, 2010

THE WATERMELON WEDDING CAKE SOUNDS REFRESHING AND GOOD!! BUT BEING I AM GETTING MARRIED IN ONE WEEK I HAVE TO DO CUP CAKES CAUSE 1 HALF OF MY GUEST LIST IS CHILDREN!! NOT MANY OF THE PARENTS DONT EAT CAKE!! BUT LOVE THE IDEA!! THE YOUR SHOW PAULA DEEN!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHOW!! DAWN

By DAWN REYNOLDS on August 06, 2010

LOVE the Watermelon cake idea so cute smile my daughters wedding shower is coming up this fall wonder what pumpkins would look like ?? and HOW did you get those watermelons to stay together wink cute ideas on here thanks Libbie smile

By Debbie Buchholz on August 06, 2010

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