Tomorrow is April 1st. I thought it would be fun to share these Fruit Fool ideas so you can celebrate your own pun-y, foolish Tuesday.
The Fool is a classic British dessert that’s genius in its simplicity. You puree fresh fruit, sweeten it and fold it into whipped cream. (At least that’s what my memory tells me). The end product is a lovely bowl of fruited cream that’s simple and easy to make. I think this would be great with frozen or canned fruit too, as long as the juices are thoroughly drained. You don’t want the cream to run, and fold the fruit ever so gently, so that there are delicate swirls of it among the heavenly clouds of cream.
This makes me think about how wonderful this would be back home with Manila mangoes!
Top your fool off with a pretty wafer or stick, barquilllos, broas or even layer with some slices of pound or yellow cake. Add a sprig of mint or two.Yum.
Here’s an elaborate version:
And for Fruit Fool recipes, click HERE.
I also think these are great ideas for an April Fool’s mid-week dessert. Wouldn’t it be funny to serve cakes/sweets that looked like some other type of food, so you can tell your guests, “Fooled ya!”?
Hamburger Cake With Fries
Hotdog & Fries Cake
Cake And Donut Sushi With Gummies
I could make a Curlified, Fruitified Fool myself (and really wanted to-–I even have the strawberries and cream ready to go), but I am currently in the dregs of migrating GWAC to Wordpress (hands and eyes and BRAIN too busy!). I hope to start posting there very soon. In the meantime, hope you enjoy making fools for yourselves!
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Wordpress rocks.
I tagged youuuuu!!!
And those desserts look delicious!!! I’m going for the hotdog cake.
April 4th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Hi Toni, I’m finally here.
Thanks for the tag!
April 4th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
When I read The Fool, i automatically imagined that one cake thing where there’s a plastic baby inside.
Anyway, those fool cakes (hamburger, hotdog) look gross! I kinda like my cakes to look like cakes, y’know?
I like the new GWAC!
April 1st, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Hello there, Happy Fool’s Day!!
Two beggars are sitting on a park bench in Ireland. One is holding a cross and one a Star of David.
Both are holding hats to collect contributions. People walk by, lift their noses at the man with the Star of David and drop money in the hat held by the man with the cross. Soon the hat of the man with the cross is filled and the hat of the man with the Star of David is empty.
A priest watches and then approaches the men. He turns to the man with the Star of David and says, “Young man. Don’t you realize that this is a Christian country? You’ll never get any contributions in this country holding a Star of David.”
The man with the Star of David turns to the man with the cross and says, “Moishe, look who’s trying to teach us Marketing!!”
Happy April Fool’s Day!