Strawberry & Angel Food Cake Tiramisu has layers of fresh strawberries, mascarpone, and angel food cake, all soaked in a homemade vanilla sauce.
One of my favorite desserts for spring is homemade Angel Food Cake with fresh strawberries. I love to make this dessert my own, serving it in as many different ways as I can. Into a trifle, individual cakes, pancakes or traditional slices with fun garnishments.
A few days ago, I decided to make my favorite spring dessert into a tiramisu. Instead of going the traditional route with coffee or alcohol, I made a homemade vanilla sauce to let the angel food cake soak in. This pairing along with fresh strawberries and mascarpone allowed for the perfect amount of sweetness, while not overly rich. Creamy, smooth, and the cake just moist enough to absorb all the flavors.
This Strawberry & Angel Food Cake Tiramisu dessert has become a new family favorite. When you can please 7 different people with one dish, you know it’s a winner.
Enjoy! XOXO San
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Strawberry & Angel Food Cake Tiramisu
Ingredients
Angel Food Cake
- 12 egg whites equal to 1 1/2 cups
- 1 1/4 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white granular sugar
Vanilla Sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- pinch salt
Whipped Cream Topping
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons sugar
Tiramisu
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese at room temp, can be subbed with cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons strawberry topping
- 1 pound strawberries stems removed and thinly sliced
Instructions
Angel Food Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place egg whites in mixing bowl, set aside.
- Mix together confectioner’s sugar and flour by stirring three times then set aside.
- Add cream of tartar, almond extract and salt to egg whites; beat on high speed. Once it starts to get fluffy, 1-2 minutes, gradually add sugar, beating in sugar until it is dissolved and stiff peaks form. Fold in flour mixture, a scoop at a time.
- Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife by using a swirling motion to remove air pockets.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely before removing the cake from pan.
Vanilla Sauce
- Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Combine sugar and cornstarch, blend well. Add sugar and cornstarch mixture to boiling water; reduce heat to medium, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened.
- Remove from heat and add the butter, vanilla, and salt, stirring until butter is melted. Cover and set aside for later.
Homemade Whipped Cream
- With an electric mixer, combine cream and sugar and beat until peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Tiramisu
- Using an electric mixer, beat heavy cream on medium speed until you can see the tracks in the whipping cream, 2-3 minutes. Then add the sugar, and beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in mascarpone and strawberry topping until combined with the whipped cream.
- Uncover vanilla sauce. Cut angel food cake into 16 slices.
- Take one slice and dip each side into the vanilla sauce, then place in pan. Repeat this process with 7 other slices. Lay them side by side, covering the bottom of the pan. With my pan I laid 2 next to each other then cut another in half, this covered the width. Then I went 3 deep for the length.
- Once you have your bottom layer, take 1/2 of the mascarpone mixture and smooth over the layer of the angel food cake. Then top with strawberries, laying them down in a single layer. Repeat the process with the cake, mascarpone and strawberries, ending with the strawberries on top.
- Cover with whipped cream. If you are using cool whip, wait until you serve to top. Chill in fridge, until ready to serve.
- Garnish with chocolate sprinkles, cinnamon, fresh strawberries, or even drizzle it with strawberry sauce.
Family review: From my grandma, mom, dad and all my kids, plus my 2 nephews and of course, my husband, there wasn’t a single person that did just absolutely love this dish. In fact the next morning, the kids and I were talking about the menu for the day and my daughter, Jersey, 5 years asked for, “the best dessert ever, we ate last night, we must make that again, okay mom!” Enough said.
IT looks great! I make angel food cake all the time but have never made with anything in it. I usually make a strawberry sauce and pour over it!
Hopefully you can try this soon. xo San
The cake in your photos look quite delicious and the strawberries are a nice touch as well.
Thanks Janeane! xo San
This looks amazing! I want some!
Thanks Lisa. xo San
I bookmarked this page and I plan to come back and make this dessert. these two are my favorite and to pair them together I bet its amazing
Thanks, come back and let me know what you think when you are done. xo San
Oh my goodness, my mouth is watering. This looks and sounds absolutely delicious. I will have to make this for our Easter Brunch this weekend.
It is perfect for Easter! xo San
This looks so good! I love desserts like this!
Thanks Amanda!
You had me at Tiramisu! This combines two of my favorite things: Strawberries and Angel food cake! It looks like it tastes amazing!
Thanks Trisha, it is two of my favorites too! xo San
This Looks Incredible Must Make With The Kids Thank You!
🙂 San
Wow, I was just thinking I wanted to try my hand at angel food cake. This looks amazing! I’m going to have to make this. I bet it tastes amazing!
Thanks Stephanie the angel food cake alone is amazing, so you could start with that. You’ll love it either way. xo San
You cake looks so good! I don’t usually try big recipes with lots of ingredients but this one looks so worth it.
Dawn it is totally worth it and you can even make it simple by buying an angel food cake, instead of making it from scratch. xo San
G’day Tiramisu is one of my all time fave desserts! YUM!
Cheers! Joanne
Oh that is great Joanne, hopefully you can try this out. xo San
This sounds really neat. Looks just yummy!
This looks amazing! The photos are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
love strawberries, this looks amazing! Angel food cake is so light and yummy!
Wow that looks absolutely delicious! And perfect for this beautiful weather that is here!
It is great for the spring and summer coming months. xo San
Strawberries and Angel Food Cake is a favorite in our family during the warm months. I love the idea of adding tiramisu into the mix!
Thanks Maggie! xo San
Wow, this looks and sounds delightful! I have never tried to make my own Tiramisu ever!
Oh girl you have got to make it, so easy too. xo San
YUMMY, perfect summery dessert for BBQ parties! Thanks for sharing, I am going to pin this for later.
Thanks for the pin Jenny! xo San
I love Tiramisú! And this is such a delicious looking twist to it! I want it, YUMMY!
Oh my gosh, I can’t stop looking at these photos! I adore angel food cake, and I love tiramisu. I think I could get into some big trouble with this…
wow I bet it was delish! love you added marscapone!
Dear Sandra, This cake looks fabulous and so decadent. How I would love a slice! I will be pinning. Stopping by from Treasure Box Tuesday. Have a blessed day, Catherine
Thanks Catherine for the pin and coming by to visit. xo San
Oh yum. What a great combination
Thanks Debi! xo San
This looks amazing, and it’s perfect for my little ones who probably wouldn’t love the taste of a coffee-flavored tiramisu. Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Blair! xo San
Oh my, I love angel food cake, strawberries, and cool whip! That just looks heavenly!
Thanks Julie, it is a great Easter treat for sure! xo San