Make a heavenly strawberry angel food cake dessert. Easy dessert recipe, layered with fluffy angel food cake, cream cheese and whipped cream filling, and fresh strawberries in a ruby red strawberry sauce. Best dessert you can take to potlucks and family gatherings.
Add the corn starch mixture together with the sugar in a medium saucepan.
Mix in the strawberry purée.
Bring the mixture to a boil over low to medium heat, constantly stirring with a spatula. Once the mixture boils, cook for 3 to 5 more minutes, or until your sauce thickens up and turns a deep ruby red.
Then remove your strawberry sauce from the heat and allow it to cool. I like to put mine in the freezer, stirring occasionally, while I go about making the filling and preparing my crust.
Whisk them together, according to package directions, 'til the mixture begins to form soft peaks. It'll take about 4 minutes.
In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese well. Then add both the cream cheese and the powdered sugar to the Dream Whip mixture.
Whisk for about 3 to 5 minutes, or 'til smooth and creamy.
Slice the angel food cake into 1-inch cubes, and spread those cubes in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
Spread the creamy Dream Whip filling over the angel food cake.
Once the sauce has cooled, mix the sliced strawberries into the sauce.
Then spread that wonderful strawberry sauce over the Dream Whip filling.
Cover and chill it in the fridge for at least 4 hours, or overnight if possible, before serving.
Notes
*To make strawberry purée, all you need to do for this recipe is put maybe 8-12 strawberries, depending on the size of your berries, into a blender and use the purée setting. Making purée is just crushing those berries down into liquid form; and a blender is the best way to do that.Can I make it in advance?Yes. It needs to sit in the fridge at least 4 hours before eating, or overnight if possible. Although it will keep for 2-3 days, I wouldn't make it more than a day in advance because the berries can start to fade in color and not look so pretty.How should I store this dessert?Cover it with plastic wrap or place it in an airtight container, and store it in the fridge. If you use a 9×13 dish with a lid, you are good to go.Can I freeze strawberry angel food lush?Yes, you can freeze it. Just be sure it’s in a sealed container or covered really well so it doesn’t get freezer burn. It should last up to 6 months in the freezer.