Strawberry Angel Food Dessert

Strawberry angel food cake layered lush is free-form layers of cake, cream cheese, whipped cream and tangy berries with all the goodness you can want in a spring dessert. Have a potluck or graduation around the corner? Try these in a big 9×13 or individual servings for a special touch.

Time and time again, we have events that require something simple, tastes delicious and won’t take a lot of effort to put together. This strawberry angel food cake lush is just the way to do it.

But the original version had one problem: it used one of those bags of strawberry gel. You know the stuff. It comes in blueberry and maybe pineapple and you get it over in the produce department.

Ingredients:

For the Cake

14 ounces pre-made angel food cake

For the strawberry topping

1 16-ounce package fresh strawberries washed, tops removed and sliced thinly
3/4 cup homemade strawberry glaze (see notes)

For the cream cheese layer

8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk

For the Whipped Cream *see notes

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

Slice the angel food cake into 1″ cubes and layer them in the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 baking dish. Set aside.

Make the whipped cream

In a medium bowl, add the cold whipping cream and vanilla. Beat on high with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until the mixture starts to foam and get slightly thicker–about 3 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and beat on high until stiff peaks form–another 2 to 3 minutes. Be careful not to over beat your cream or it will separate and turn to butter. When the mixture will hold a peak that doesn’t fall over, it’s ready.

Make the cream cheese layer

In a small bowl, blend the cream cheese, powdered sugar, half of the whipped cream and milk together with a handheld mixer.
Spread in dollops over the cake. Use a spatula and your fingers to spread it around. It will be thick. Just do the best you can.
Spread the other half of the whipped cream over the cream cheese layer.