Say goodbye to winter with this beautiful dessert, strawberries in the snow. Light angel food cake layered on cream and covered in strawberries. A wonderful dessert to serve at a spring or summer gathering.
Springtime is one of my favorite times of year. It always reminds me of new beginnings. We are starting to see signs of spring here in the southeast. The trees and daffodils are starting to bloom and the weather is slowly getting warmer.
When I graduated from high school my mom gave me one of my favorite gifts of all time, a binder filled with her favorite recipes. It was for my “new beginning”, living alone at college. These are recipes that she made and recipes that had been passed down through our family. My mom thought I would be able to make them for myself and friends when I was away at school.
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One of the recipes she included was strawberries in the snow. This is a dessert my grandmother used to make us every Easter. Me and my sister would try to quickly eat our Easter dinner so we could get to the strawberries in the snow.
This recipe is very simple but is delicious! Start by buying or making an angel food cake. I use a box mix for my cake. Once it is baked and cooled, cube or tear the cake into 1-inch pieces. While the cake is baking, slice up fresh strawberries and mix them in a bowl with sugar. Let this mixture sit for at least one hour.
Next make the cream layer or the “snow”. Mix together softened cream cheese, frozen whipped topping and powdered sugar until combined and creamy. Spread the cream mixture in a 9×13 casserole dish and add a layer of cake pieces on top. Push some of the cake pieces down in the cream mixture. Combine the strawberry and sugar mixture with a package of strawberry glaze. Spread over the cake mixture and chill in the refrigerator.
Strawberries in the snow is a perfect dessert to serve for spring and summer holidays. It can be made the day before and stored in the refrigerator. You can serve it in a casserole dish, trifle bowl, or even make individual servings.
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Strawberries in the Snow
Light angel food cake is layered on cream and covered in strawberries. A wonderful dessert to serve at a spring or summer gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 baked angel food cake (I use a boxed mix for mine)
- 2 (8oz/250g) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 large (16oz tub) frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 quart strawberries, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 (14oz tub) strawberry glaze
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir sliced strawberries and 1/2 cup sugar together. Chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
- After strawberries have chilled and made some juice, stir in strawberry glaze.
- In a mixer, beat softened cream cheese, frozen whipped topping and powdered sugar together until creamy.
- Spread cream mixture in a 9×13 dish. Cut angel food cake into small, 1-inch pieces and place the cake on top of cream mixture.
- Gently push some of the cake pieces into the cream.
- Top with strawberry mixture. Chill in the refrigerator.
Notes
I reserve approximately 1/2 cup of the cream mixture to pipe on top of the dessert for decoration. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 424Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 207mgCarbohydrates: 59gFiber: 3gSugar: 52gProtein: 5g
Terra says
Do you thaw the whip cream, or mix it right out of the freezer. I like to make this but don’t know what to do.
Stacie Vaughan says
Hi Terra,
Thanks for pointing that out! I’ve updated the recipe card to be more clear. It should be frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip) that’s been thawed.
Judy says
Never heard of strawberry glaze in a tub. Where do you buy it?
Stacie Vaughan says
Hi Judy, In the USA, they sell it in the tub like this product: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Marzetti-Glaze-for-Strawberries-13-5-oz/10308645 In Canada, I’ve seen it in the packet in the baking aisle like this product here: https://www.iga.net/en/product/glaze-mixstrawberry/00000_000000003089300108 (follow the package directions to make it).
Alternatively, you can also make your own homemade glaze too! https://hoosierhomemade.com/homemade-strawberry-glaze/
Trish says
Could you use strawberry jello in place of the gelatin
Stacie Vaughan says
Do you mean the strawberry glaze? If you can’t find it in stores, it’s easy to make your own https://hoosierhomemade.com/homemade-strawberry-glaze/. I’m not sure if jello would work.
Puni Hamilton says
Can I use a white cake mix instead of the Angel food?
Stacie Vaughan says
Yes, you can.
Jody says
Can this recipe be cut in half? And would I use a 8×8 dish? Thank you
Stacie Vaughan says
Yes, and I would use an 8×8 dish.
Faye says
Is it 4 cups of sliced strawberries or
4cups of strawberries that are then sliced?
Stacie Vaughan says
Hi Faye! Great question! It would be 4 cups (1 quart) of strawberries that are then sliced.
Deb McMillan says
Can this receipe be frozen??
Stacie Vaughan says
Yes, you can freeze it.
Susan DiBartolomeo says
Can you put a graham cracker crust in the bottom layer as well?
Stacie Vaughan says
I think that would work!