Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe With Angel Food Cake
Strawberries and cream? It's the perfect summer dessert.
It may look and sound fancy, but this cake is oh-so easy! Just keep reading and I'll show you how.
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- Airy angel food cake is perfect for any spring or summer occasion AND it's a great dessert for Valentine's Day.
- This show stopper is an easy no bake dessert!
- You can make it ahead of time.
You scoop out the middle of a light and fluffy angel food cake and fill the shell with a creamy mixture of ripe strawberries, cake, and whipped cream.
Then the entire cake is covered with a rich, cream cheese frosting and a few pretty berries garnish the top of the cake.
It's similar to a strawberry shortcake but oh-so-much-better!
It just doesn't get easier than this strawberry dessert recipe!
🧾 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
If you're looking for another almost-instant recipe give this sweet dessert charcuterie board a try!
- Cut off the top of an angel food cake (purchased is fine!) and remove the insides.
- Whip the cream on high speed in a medium bowl.
- Gently mix the whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and reserved cake together.
- Use the mixture to fill the inside of the cake. Replace the top and frost!
Make a Trifle
This is a super easy dessert recipe but you can also make it in a trifle bowl. You won't make the cream cheese frosting; just layers of ripe strawberries, sweet cake, and rich whipped cream. It's a bit like a fancy strawberry shortcake.
Here's how-
- Cut the entire angel food cake in cubes.
- Put a layer of the cake pieces in the bottom of the trifle dish.
- Top with a layer of sliced fresh berries.
- Add a layer of Cool Whip or stabilized whipped cream whipped to soft peaks.
- Add another layer of plain angel food cake pieces and repeat the layers ending with a thick layer of whipped cream.
- Garnish with whole strawberries.
🥫 Storage
Cover strawberry angel food cake with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and keep refrigerated. This cake doesn't freeze well.
Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days. The cake will get soggy as the whipped cream breaks down and the fresh berries lose some of their texture.
💠Tips for success
- Buy some extra strawberries for garnish.
- Keep this refrigerated!
- Raspberries work well in place of strawberries.
- You can make this a day ahead of time.
- You can substitute 8 cups of Cool Whip for the whipped cream if you want.
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📞 The last word
Well, there you have it.
This strawberry angel food cake dessert is a favorite of mine and I hope that it becomes a favorite of yours too! Serve it on a pretty cake plate and there's no one that can resist it!
Don't save it for a special occasion! This delicious recipe is so easy you can have strawberry shortcake angel food cake all summer long!
Plenty of luscious berries? Next time try this easy strawberry sheet cake!
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Strawberry Angel Food Cake
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Light, sweet angel food cake is filled with a rich strawberry and whipped cream mixture. Quick and super easy to make for all your spring and summer parties!
Servings: 10
Calories: 682
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Cake
- 1 angel food cake, homemade, purchased, or a mix. Reserve cubes after removing from cake.
- 3 cups strawberries, cleaned and quartered
- 2 pints heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar, 1 pound
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
Cake
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Start with a finished angel food cake.
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Cut the top off of the cake. It's easiest if you use a long, serrated knife. Be sure to keep it level when you cut.
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Cut about ¾ to 1 inch down from the top and remove the insides.
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Set the top aside. Cut along the inside of the cake near the center hole. Use a shorter serrated knife and cut around the entire circle, leaving about a ¾ inch width of cake.
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Cut around the outside edge of the cake, again leaving a ¾ inch "wall" of cake.
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Remove the insides carefully, cutting it in cubes. Make sure you leave about ¾ inches of cake at the bottom. Reserve what you remove and set it aside.
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With an electric mixer whip the heavy cream and add the powdered sugar to taste.
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Cut the strawberries into quarters if you haven't already.
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Gently combine 2 cups of whipped cream and the strawberries.
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Fold until well mixed.
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Add the cake cubes that you removed to the strawberries and whipped cream.
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Fold in gently but thoroughly.
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Spoon the strawberry mixture into the inside of the hollowed out angel food cake.
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Fill to the top and mound the filling up slightly.
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Replace the top.
Cream Cheese Frosting
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Beat all ingredients together until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.
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If the frosting is too stiff, you can add a little bit of cream to thin it out.
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With an offset spatula, frost the angel food cake, covering it completely.
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Garnish with cut strawberries at the base if desired.
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Chill for 3 hours or overnight.
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When serving, use a long serrated knife to slice the cake.
Storage:
Cover strawberry angel food cake with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and keep refrigerated. This cake doesn't freeze well.
Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days. The cake will get soggy as the whipped cream breaks down and the fresh berries lose some of their texture.
Tips
- Buy some extra strawberries for garnish if desired.
- Keep this refrigerated!
- Raspberries work well in place of strawberries.
- 8 cups of Cool Whip can be substituted for the whipped cream.
Calories: 682 kcal | Carbohydrates: 81 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 38 g | Saturated Fat: 23 g | Cholesterol: 121 mg | Sodium: 336 mg | Potassium: 282 mg | Sugar: 65 g | Vitamin A: 1240 IU | Vitamin C: 25.4 mg | Calcium: 156 mg | Iron: 0.4 mg
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First published April 18, 2016. Last updated July 2, 2021 to improve readability and add new images.
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