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Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert

Published: Mar 7, 2020 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Jul 28, 2022 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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Piece of strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate with whole cake in background
photo of a piece of strawberry angel food cake dessert on a white plate with red text on white background above

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.

Piece of strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate with whole cake in background

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
Whole strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate

📖 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).

jello with frozen strawberries
Step 1
jello with strawberries beginning to set
Step 2
strawberry jello, strawberries and whipped cream mixed together
Step 3
  1. 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.
  2. Pour half of jello/whipped cream mixture on top of angel food cake. Then repeat with another layer of angel food cake.
  3. Add remaining mixture until all pieces are covered. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
angel food cake torn into pieces in bottom of angel food cake pan
Step 4
½ jello/whipped cream mixture added, then next layer of angel food cake bits
Step 5
angel food cake pieces covered with remaining jello/whipped cream mixture
Step 6
  1. Unmold: Place a plate on top of cake and flip
  2. Turn cake upside down onto a serving plate.
  3. Garnish with fresh strawberries and additional whipped cream, if desired.
Plate on top of cake in preparation to flip
Step 7
cake flipped onto plate
Step 8
Whole strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate
Step 9

🍽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.

Piece of strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate with whole cake in background

🍰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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Piece of strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate with whole cake in background
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📋 Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert Recipe

This easy, no bake retro Strawberry Angel food cake is made with store bought angel food cake, frozen strawberries, whipped cream and jello. It's very light and refreshing, so it's the perfect dessert for Easter or to accompany any big holiday spring or summer meal. 
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Canadian
Keyword: angel food cake, jello, strawberry
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 521kcal
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Setting time: 1 day
Total Time: 1 day 20 minutes
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Equipment

electric mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 store-bought angel food cake * or use a box mix
  • 85 gram - package strawberry jello
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 cups whipping cream 35%
  • 425 gram -package frozen strawberries

Garnish

  • 8 whole fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup whipping cream 35%
  • 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Heads up; There is a 24 hour setting time for this recipe!
  • Spray a bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, dissolve strawberry jello mix in boiling water, then stir in frozen strawberries and mix well.
    jello with frozen strawberries
  • Refrigerate until it begins to set (this will take about 3 minutes)
    jello with strawberries beginning to set
  • 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.
    strawberry jello, strawberries and whipped cream mixed together
  • 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).
  • Tear half of the angel food cake into bite-sized pieces/cubes and place in bottom of bundt cake pan.
    angel food cake torn into pieces in bottom of angel food cake pan
  • Pour half of jello/whipped cream mixture on top of angel food cake.
  • Then repeat with another layer of angel food cake.
    ½ jello/whipped cream mixture added, then next layer of angel food cake bits
  • Add remaining mixture until all pieces are covered.
    angel food cake pieces covered with remaining jello/whipped cream mixture
  • Refrigerate for 24 hours.
  • Unmold: Place a plate on top of cake and flip
    Plate on top of cake in preparation to flip
  • Turn cake upside down onto plate.
    cake flipped onto plate

Garnish

  • Garnish with fresh strawberries and additional whipped cream, if desired.
  • When ready to serve, slice or scoop onto serving plates or bowls and enjoy!
    Whole strawberry jello angel food cake on white plate

Notes

Nutrition Facts
📋 Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake Dessert Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 521 Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Fat 34g52%
Saturated Fat 21g131%
Cholesterol 122mg41%
Sodium 304mg13%
Potassium 426mg12%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 32g36%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 1336IU27%
Vitamin C 116mg141%
Calcium 125mg13%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 521kcal (26%) | Carbohydrates: 52g (17%) | Protein: 7g (14%) | Fat: 34g (52%) | Saturated Fat: 21g (131%) | Cholesterol: 122mg (41%) | Sodium: 304mg (13%) | Potassium: 426mg (12%) | Fiber: 4g (17%) | Sugar: 32g (36%) | Vitamin A: 1336IU (27%) | Vitamin C: 116mg (141%) | Calcium: 125mg (13%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Comments

  1. Colleen

    March 10, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    I'm not a huge fan of cake unless it's angel food cake. This strawberry jello one looks delicious and different. Pinning to try.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 16, 2020 at 9:49 am

      Thanks, Colleen! I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  2. Loreto and Nicoletta Nardelli

    March 11, 2020 at 2:26 am

    Loving the color and the texture of this dessert! It screams Spring and makes you joyful. Retro desserts are so cool! 🙂

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 16, 2020 at 9:43 am

      Thanks, guys. I love how the color turned out too - pretty in pink!

      Reply
  3. Katherine | Love In My Oven

    March 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    This cake is so pretty! I adore the pink color. I also love when recipes make my life easier by using store-bought cake! I bet my kiddos would be thrilled with this cake!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 16, 2020 at 9:48 am

      Thanks, Katherine. I agree- sometimes store bought things are a saving grace. My kiddos were fighting over the last piece 🙂

      Reply
  4. Bernice Hill

    March 11, 2020 at 10:05 pm

    LOVE THIS Strawberry Cake...it's SO vintage. Sadly, I don't eat jello often enough but I do have a few of these awesome vintage recipes passed down from my grandma!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 16, 2020 at 9:42 am

      thanks, Bernice! I know, this kind of jello dessert needed to make a comeback (but not jello salads! ick...)

      Reply
  5. Trish

    March 16, 2020 at 7:24 am

    My son would love this cake! Totally his thing

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      March 16, 2020 at 7:40 am

      Thanks, Trish. Hope you give it a try!

      Reply

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