Hi friends! For those of you who live in the US – I hope you had a fabulous 4th of July last week! I know we did – I took some time off work, spent time with family – it was fantastic! If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen a sweet little cake that I shared. One of my husband’s favorite desserts, actually one of the only desserts he will eat, is strawberry shortcake. Now over the years I have made it a NUMBER of different ways, but this time I wanted to make a fun “layered” shortcake for fun. And I love how it turned out visually…and it tasted amazing…and it was REALLY easy, so I wanted to share it with you!
- Box Angel Food Cake
- Vanilla Cool Whip Frosting
- Sliced Strawberries
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Water
- I used frozen sliced strawberries, so the night before I thawed them a bit and covered them with a little sugar and a dash of vanilla, covered them and left overnight in the refrigerator.
- Bake three 8-inch layers of angel food cake and set aside to cool.
- Once cool and you're ready to serve, cover a first layer of angel food cake with strawberries and juice, topped with Cool Whip frosting.
- Repeat with another layer of angel food cake, strawberries and frosting.
- Top with final layer of angel food cake and top with the rest of the Cool Whip frosting.
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So easy but so beautiful and just so tasty! It was a big hit with the family, and with my biggest strawberry shortcake critic – my husband! I will definitely make this again. Now I used Cool Whip frosting because I love the taste of Cool Whip but you could also use fresh whipped cream. That would be tasty too!
And if you’re like me – and you’re making this for the 4th of July – then why not make it festive? I added a few sparkly red, white and blue stars as toppers. Yummy AND patriotic – perfect!
So what did you do for the 4th? Do you have a go-to recipe or dessert for get-togethers? I’d love to know!
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This looks absolutely incredible!
I love how light this is! It seems so perfect for a hot summer day. I am pinning this now 🙂
I love the spin on this using angel food cake instead of the normal biscuit type shortcake! Pinning this now! 🙂
my favorite thing about the fourth of july is definitely dressing patriotic! there are so many different outfits to choose from and the colors are always so much fun!!!
Kimberly – this looks delish! I’m a fan of strawberry and whipped cream and I love how easy this is. Can’t wait to try the frosting!
Oh my gosh, YUM!!!!! I’m totally drooling. 🙂
Anna
Thanks Anna! It was yummy!
I’m thinking I could just skip dinner tonight and go right to this! Yum!
Vanessa
Haha – I maaay have had this for breakfast the next day. I won’t say for sure though! 😉
Yum!! Great looking recipe Kimberly!
Thanks Jennifer – means so much coming from you! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
Looks delicious!