Ambrosia Filled Angel Cake
Submitted by architectgirl
Angel food cake hollowed out and stuffed with whipped cream, pineapple, strawberries, coconut, and blueberries, then frosted and topped with kiwi. A stunning no-bake dessert that feeds a crowd.
YIELD
8 slicesPREP
300 minCOOK
0 minREADY
300 minThis is the dessert you make when you want everyone to think you’re a pastry genius but you actually just went to the grocery store.
Start with a store-bought angel food cake and carve out the center to create a cavity. Whip up some sweetened cream, fold in crushed pineapple, sliced strawberries, coconut, and blueberries, then pack that fruity filling into the hollow cake. Replace the top like a lid, frost the whole thing with more whipped cream, and finish with fresh kiwi slices and blueberries arranged on top.
After a few hours in the fridge, the cream soaks into the cake just enough to marry everything together. It slices beautifully and tastes like summer in cake form.
Chef Tips
- Cut carefully with a serrated knife to avoid tearing the delicate cake
- Save the cake scraps to layer into parfaits or trifles later
- Chill for at least 4 hours so the flavors meld and slicing is cleaner
- Swap the fruit based on what’s in season or what you have on hand
Ingredients
Directions
Starting 1 inch down from top, slice the top from cake.
Lay aside to use later.
Using a serrated knife and a spoon, cut out the inside of the cake, leaving a wall around all sides.
Do not cut through to bottom. You will be using the cavity for the filling.
FILLING:
Whip the cream and the confectioner’s sugar until slightly stiff peaks form.
Using half the cream, gently fold in the fruit and coconut, leaving out a few blueberries and the kiwi fruit for the top.
Stuff the cavity with this fruit filling.
Replace the top you earlier cut away. Spread the remaining whipped cream on top and sides of cake; sprinkle a few blueberries around and decorate with overlapping slices of the thinly cut kiwi fruit. Decorate with any other fruit you prefer, and chill for a minimum of 4 hours.
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