Light and Luscious Strawberry Dessert
published by maranatha on Feb 13, 2009
Everyone loves strawberry shortcake, but sometimes serving it can be an issue. This dessert is easy to make, presents well, keeps well, and is a favorite in my home.
Ingredients
- 1 Angel Food Cake, standard size – ready-made works just fine.
- 1 quart fresh strawberries
- 1 large box strawberry or raspberry flavored gelatin
- 1 – 8 oz container of whipped cream
Method
Cool the cake in the fridge for a couple hours before beginning. Clean strawberries. Choose several pretty ones for garnishing; slice the rest into halves. Set aside.
Make the Jello as follows: Add 2 cups boiling water to gelatin, stir until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup of ice cubes, stir until dissolved. Place in fridge and cool until thickened but not set.
In a large serving bowl, tear the cake into large chunks. Pour thickened jello over. Sprinkle all the sliced strawberries evenly over the mixture. Add whipped cream in large dollops. Gently mix with a folding motion. Refrigerate until firm.
You may garnish with the whole strawberries and/or more whipped cream as desired. Note: other berries are also good on this!
# 1 by rutherfranc
February 13th, 2009 at 2:13 pm #
your articles are gonna make me fat.. I`m drooling already..
# 2 by maranatha
February 13th, 2009 at 5:23 pm #
Well…you could always use low-fat whipped cream and tell yourself that angel food cake is mostly air. Then you’re OK!
# 3 by Christine Ramsay
February 14th, 2009 at 5:31 am #
That sounds absolutely delicious. Just the sort of desert I like.
Christine
# 4 by Christine Ramsay
February 14th, 2009 at 5:32 am #
Oops! Dessert should have had double s.
# 5 by Sandra A Flowers
February 19th, 2009 at 9:49 pm #
im going to try this rescipe, sounds good and should be fun,
# 6 by Julie McMurchie
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:29 pm #
This is a great recipe. Easy and sounds delicious. Thanks