Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert

Have you ever had a Strawberries & Cream Frappé from Starbucks? Well, that's exactly what this Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert reminds me of, but in cake form.

However, this retro Strawberry Angel Food Cake was around long before Starbucks Strawberry & Cream Frappes even existed. It's a dessert my mother- in-law used to make years ago and it's still one of my absolute favorites! This delicious dessert is not only easy, it's also super light and refreshing, so it's the perfect special occasion, Easter dessert or dessert to accompany any big spring or summer meal. 

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• 🥘Ingredients
• 📖 Variations & Substitutions
• 🔪Instructions
• 🍽Equipment
• 👪 Serving Size
• 🌡️Storage
• 🍰Retro Desserts
• ⭐ Reviews
• 📋 Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert Recipe
• 🍓More Strawberry Desserts

🥘Ingredients

This cake is especially easy to make using store bought angel food cake, frozen strawberries, whipped cream and Jello. However, you can use a box mix or homemade angel food cake, if you prefer. For this recipe, you'll need:

• store-bought plain angel food cake * or use a box mix
• strawberry Jello
• boiling water
• whipping cream -35%
• frozen strawberries
• fresh strawberries
• white granulated sugar

📖 Variations & Substitutions

• Whipping Cream: You can substitute Cool Whip
• Frozen Strawberries: You can use fresh strawberries instead (but it will take longer for them to set in the Jello)
• Angel Food Cake: You can use store-bought, a boxed angel food cake mix or make an angel food cake recipe from scratch

I love resurrecting retro desserts!  And I pretty much consider anything with Jello to be retro. You don't see it around much these days, but it really had its heyday in the 60's, 70's and even into the 80's, which was around the time I was introduced to this dessert. But what I love most about this cake is that you don't even realize it has Jello in it. It blends so beautifully with the whipped cream, so it just tastes like cool, creamy, strawberry and cake bliss.

🔪Instructions

HEADS UP! There is a 24 hour setting time for this strawberry dessert recipe!

1. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve strawberry Jello mix in boiling water, then stir in frozen strawberries and mix well.
2. Refrigerate until it begins to set (this will take about 3 minutes)
3. Meanwhile, while the jello strawberry mixture is setting, whip all 3 cups of whipping cream to soft peaks. Set aside 2 cups in a separate bowl and whip stiff peaks. With a spoon, mix 2 cups whipped cream with strawberry Jello mixture.

*Add 1 tablespoon of white granulated sugar to the remaining 1 cup of whipped cream and whip to stiff peaks and refrigerate (this will be your garnish).

4. Spray a bundt cake pan or tube pan with non-stick cooking spray. Tear half of the angel food cake into bite-sized pieces/cubes and place in bottom of bundt cake pan.
5. Pour half of jello/whipped cream mixture on top of angel food cake. Then repeat with another layer of angel food cake.
6. Add remaining mixture until all pieces are covered. Refrigerate for 24 hours.

7. Unmold: Place a plate on top of cake and flip
8. Turn cake upside down onto a serving plate.
9. Garnish with fresh strawberries and additional whipped cream, if desired.

🍽Equipment

You'll need an electric mixer (hand or stand) for this recipe. I use a 9 cup fluted tube cake pan/bundt pan (affiliate link) for this easy dessert recipe, as it looks nicer, but you could use an angel food cake pan.

👪 Serving Size

This recipe makes 10 servings. However, if you are feeding a larger group and want to make 2 or even 3 desserts, you can double or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust. You'll just need additional bundt or angel food cake pans

🌡️Storage

Store this strawberry angel food dessert in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. These ingredients do not freeze well.

🍰Retro Desserts

My Daffodil Cake, Pistachio Dessert, Drumstick Dessert and my Cherry Cha Cha are a couple of other recipes that I also brought back from the past.

Whether or not it's strawberry season, this perfect dessert is always a hit! Pink and red desserts also make ideal Valentine's Day desserts! So, if you're looking for an easy, delicious light dessert for a special occasion like Valentine's Day, Easter or Mother's Day meal, then give this Strawberry Angel Food Cake with Jello a try!

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