This Strawberry Angel Food Cake Trifle is so good and so easy to make. It only takes about 10 minutes to assemble, which makes it great for entertaining!
It’s practically our Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake, but in trifle form! It makes for a super easy dessert that effortlessly feeds a whole crowd.
Creamy & Light
Every now and then I get this great idea for a new recipe. Sometimes it’s a flop and other times it turns out FABULOUS. This next dessert just happens to be one of those. 🙂
What I love about this strawberry angel food cake trifle is that it isn’t too rich and is creamy and light. It reminds me a bit of Strawberry Shortcake but it’s obviously different since it’s made with Angel Food Cake.
I’ll definitely be making this one again and soon because it is so easy to throw together! In fact, it’s perfect to bring to your next gathering because it can feed a crowd without much effort.
Ingredient Tips
Angel food: Angel food cake was used to make this trifle. I love how light and fluffy the texture is. You can use your favorite angel food cake recipe, buy a boxed mix, or even purchase a plain angel food cake at your local bakery.
Strawberries: Picking a good strawberry will really make this dish shine. A perfectly ripe strawberry is a deep red color with no green or white spots. It should not be too mushy but have a good solid texture with a bright green top. They will also have a nice sweet aroma.
Pudding: We opted for white chocolate pudding, but you can easily substitute it for your favorite white pudding such as vanilla or cheesecake pudding.
How to Make an Angel Food Trifle
CUT & SLICE. Begin by cutting your angel food cake into 1 inch squares. Set aside. Slice all of your strawberries.
CREAM MIXTURE. Make the cream mixture by making your pudding as directed on the box. Add the large tub of cool whip and mix well.
LAYER. Make the trifle by adding ½ cream mixture to the bottom. Then add your angel food cake squares. Then add your strawberry slices. Top off with the other half of the cream mixture and then a strawberry on top.
Note: You can create more layers by doing ⅓ cream mixture instead. Then add ½ angel food squares, half the strawberries, ⅓ cream mixture and repeat the layers.
Variations
If you wish, you can easily add other berries such as raspberries and blueberries.
Another yummy change would be to add white chocolate shavings to the top or even layer in white chocolate chips.
Making Ahead & Storing
Making this ahead of time: I would suggest only making this the day of, otherwise the excess strawberry juice and the cream will seep into the cake and eventually make it soggy. To store it before eating cover the trifle dish with a piece of cling wrap or foil to keep it fresh.
If you want to prepare the ingredients 1-2 days in advance you can store the different ingredients in separate containers until you are ready to assemble the trifle.
Leftovers: Store any leftover trifle, covered, in the fridge.
For more trifle desserts, try:
- Candy Bar Trifle
- Brownies and Cream Fruit Trifle
- Grasshopper Trifle
- Oogie Boogie Trifle
- Chocolate Spider Trifle
Strawberry Angel Food Cake Trifle Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 angel food cake
- 1 1/2-2 pints strawberries sliced
- 3.3 oz white chocolate instant pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- 16 oz whipped cream
Instructions
- Begin by cutting your angel food cake into 1 inch squares. Set aside.
- Slice all of your strawberries.
- Make the cream mixture by making your pudding as directed on the box. Add whipping cream and mix until combined.
- Make the trifle by adding ½ cream mixture to the bottom. Then add half of the angel food cake squares. Then add your sliced strawberries.
- Top off with the remaining angel food cake pieces, and the other half of the cream mixture and then a strawberry on top.
- NOTE: Add more layers by doing ⅓ cream mixture instead. then half the strawberries and half the angel food cake pieces. Repeat with another ⅓ cream mixture , half of strawberries, the other half of the angel food cake pieces and the remaining cream mixture with a strawberry on top.
Angle Food Cake looks, sounds, and easy to make. Thanks for the recipe.
Strawberries and Cream Angel Food Cake Trifle?!! No way! My hubby will love me even more now! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!! Sure miss emailing ya. Hope you are doing well. XO
LOVE it! I can’t wait to make this. These are the kind of recipes I love – simple, quick & easy!
THANK YOU!!! 🙂
Right there with ya Maile!! Hope you like it. 😉
Looks amazingly delicious!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Tastes amazingly delicious too!! Thanks for stopping by Crystal! 😀
This looks so good!!! Can’t wait to try it!
It really is a favorite dessert of mine now. It’s super easy and is always a hit. 😀
How many would you say this serves? I know about 1 cup of strawberries is a serving, but I didn’t know if that’s how you decided on the strawberry to cake ratio.
I’d say this served about 8-10. 🙂
Looks easy & yummy! In the ingredient list is 2 cups of milk; however, where do you use it in the directions?
It really is yummy and easy!! You use the milk when you make the pudding. 😉 Hope that helps!
Hi. Did you use instant pudding?
Yes. 😉
Did you use a 12 or 16 oz tub of cool whip? Looks yummy!!!!! Thanks!!!!
I used the 16 ounce 🙂 Enjoy!!
Thank you!!!!
My whole family is going to love this!
Are the nutrition facts for this recipe correct? I won’t be making this AGAIn.
One of my family’s favorite desserts! Always love a good strawberry shortcake (and in this case, trifle!)
The white chocolate pudding made this!! Had to tell you what a hit this dessert was!!
I can’t wait to give this a try! Looks so yummy and scrumptious! My family and I are going to love this recipe!
I can’t even tell you how much my family loves this! The creamy layer in between the food cake & strawberries is amazing!
Fun twist on my FAVORITE dessert. It looks so pretty as a trifle.
A light and refreshing dessert. Perfect for any gathering!
No ready made angel food cake available at my store so I bought a lemon bundt cake. The recipe turned out wonderful!
Ooh I bet it was delicious with the lemon bundt cake too! Thanks for sharing what you did and for giving the recipe a try!