“Looks Amazing”: SA Loves Creative Woman Making Watermelon Cake Using Toothpicks

• A food content creator shared with TikTokkers that she made a cake using watermelon and other juicy fruits
• The woman also used toothpicks to assemble her cake, which looked like a magnificent centrepiece
• Social media users in the post's comment section loved the woman's creativity and hoped to try it themselves
• Briefly News spoke to the woman who shared how she came about the idea and more affordable alternatives

This festive season, people are exploring creative ways to add flair to their food tables, blending artistry with tradition. One woman stood out by crafting an entire cake out of fruits, a vibrant and healthy centrepiece that left many impressed.

Woman makes a watermelon cake

Food content creator Lethabo Kgadima took to her TikTok account (@foodfromlethaboskitchen) to show South Africans a cool way to make a cake only using fruits.

The talented woman cut a R100 watermelon and used toothpicks to stick different berries into the large fruit.

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Watch the video below:

Foodie talks about watermelon cake

While speaking to Briefly News, Lethabo shared that she first saw the creation on social media around the festive period last year. However, only one side was covered.

"I wanted to create a berry heaven on watermelon."

Given the price of watermelon, Lethabo suggested other fruits to turn into a 'cake,' saying:

"Pineapple is one of the fruits you can use, and other types of affordable melons."

Mzansi loves watermelon cake

Several local social media users loved the woman's creative use of fruit to make a cake. Others were shocked to see the price Lethabo paid for the watermelon.

Referring to the audio the foodie used, @mzlunga said to the woman:

"Your talent is amazing."

A surprised @megtheestallionsknees wrote in the comments:

"R100 for watermelon?"

@user9579251532282 was eager to make the 'cake,' writing:

"Oh, this looks easy to make and looks beautiful as well."

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@adee2029, who loved the video, stated:

"Oh, my God! This is out of this world. I have never seen anything like this."

@mohumi1 told the online community:

"I’d eat this cake every day. My love for watermelon and berries."

@fluenzaa said to app users:

"I'd be so angry to slice into a watermelon thinking it was a cake."

@the_uppity_african added in the comment section:

"That looks amazing, but can we get back to the price of that watermelon?"

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Source: Briefly News