Strawberry Angel Sparkle Cake

I’ve named this dessert Strawberry Angel Sparkle Cake because it’s sweet and pretty to look at. One bite of this adorable cake, and you’ll see the flavor matches its name!

The sweet lightness and texture from the cake, the strawberry flavors, and the creaminess of the whipped cream make this gorgeous recipe something that might be on a weekly rotation for your family!!

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A Strawberry Sparkle Cake = the name matches its flavor!

Strawberry Angel Sparkle Cake

So many little ones love this cake! First, they usually adore the name and lets face it,.. anything that sparkles is sure to win their heart. Never mind the sweet crunchiness from the sprinkling of sugar over the whipped cream, but the strawberries are always a sure hit!

Dessert Ingredients:

• A box of angel food cake mix (vanilla or Funfetti cake mix)
• 1 tub of cool whip
• Fresh strawberries (or thawed from frozen will do as well)
• 1 package of Strawberry Jello
• Red Sugar Sprinkles

How To Make This Strawberry Angel Cake

This recipe is awesome because you make this dessert somewhat ahead of time which is a huge bonus for saving time in your busy day. Also, using an angel food cake mix (or even purchasing a ready-made Angel Food cake!) makes things easy as 123.

You bake the angel food cake up that morning or even better, the day before so it has time to completely cool. There are a few steps involved that are easy, but just take a bit of time for dessert magic to happen.

So, the morning of the day you want to serve, tear that completely cooled cake into bite-size pieces. Place the pieces into a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish. Simple dimple, right?

Make up the strawberry jello according to the package instructions. Again, easy. We’ve all made jello before, and well, if you haven’t, it’s as simple as boiling water… literally. 

Let the liquid jello cool, BUT NOT SET. As soon as it cooled to room temp, drizzle the jello over the cake pieces. Take your time, no need to drown the pour pieces all at once! lol

After you drizzle the jello over the cake pieces, slide the cake into the fridge for an hour or so. Let it cool right down and set up. While the cake is doing it’s thing in the fridge, macerate the strawberries. (A fancy way of saying add the sugar to the berries and let them sit for a bit so they get ‘saucy’).

When the cake has set, place the strawberries over the cake/jello mix. Make up the pudding according to the directions, and then spread that over the cake as well, as evenly as you can get it.

Then, spread the entire tub of whipped topping over the top of the pudding! I KNOW RIGHT? The entire tub. It’s worth it, trust me!

Once that’s all completed simply cover and place back into the fridge for a few hours. Bring the cake out about 15 minutes before you want to serve it.

So this is where the sparkly part comes in. The sugar makes this dessert really pretty and adds a tiny bit of crunch. The red sparkles on this strawberry cake are optional and feel free to sub your sparkle with anything else that strikes your fancy!

Optional Toppings

The great thing about this fruity cake is that it’s pretty versatile. You can top the cake with different colored sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles (chocolate and strawberries is an amazing combo!), more chopped up strawberries, chopped nuts, little mini chocolate chips, a strawberry sauce drizzle, chocolate drizzle, etc etc etc. The toppings here are endless!

Regardless if you top this beautiful strawberry angel cake with sparkly sprinkles, or simply leave it as is, rest assured that the combination of all the other ingredients are sure to bring a sparkling smile to your family and guests (especially if there are kidlets partaking!)

If you’ve tried this recipe, let me know below or give the recipe a rating below in the recipe card! If you’re looking for other easy fruity type recipes, take a peek at my Peach Blueberry Crisp, or Crazy Easy Cherry Chocolate Cake, and my super delicious Maple Apple Crisp Cups!