Fruit Cake for Mummy's Birthday

Pretty satisfied with my attempt at making a Fruit cake - vanilla sponge layered with fruits and whipped cream, covered with whipped cream on the outside, decorated with glazed fruits on top and coated with toasted almond flakes on the side...

Here is how my cake looks like....

And on the inside...

I love the taste of the delicious fruits (strawberry, kiwi & peach) and the well toasted almond flakes. I am glad that the cream was whipped to perfection. But.... the vanilla sponge was not soft enough. I am not sure if it was the recipe, the 'too high temperature' or my folding-in process.. But one thing I am sure..I still have difficulties folding flour evenly into batter... need to brush up my skills.

The overall taste of the cake was okay but the different layers does not seem to complement each other well enough... Room for improvement! :)