These simple angel food cake dessert recipes transform a box of angel food cake mix or a store-bought angel food cake into delicious, fruity cakes, cake rolls, and creamy layered no-bake desserts. Easy angel food cake recipes you can whip up for holidays, summer potlucks, special occasions, or no reason at all.
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Angel food cake has been my go-to birthday cake for as long as I can remember-a simple cake with sweet glaze and sprinkles. But for every other occasion (or just because), I love transforming angel food cake mix or store bought angel food cake into fun, flavorful treats like fruity angel food cakes, cake rolls, and layered desserts.
These easy dessert recipes take angel food cake in all kinds of delicious directions, with flavors like peach, strawberry, blueberry, chocolate, lemon, pumpkin -- even watermelon! These delicious angel food cake dessert recipes are all crowd-pleasers and perfect for any occasion.
Easy Angel Food Cake Desserts
2-Ingredient Orange Angel Food Cake
2-Ingredient Orange Angel Food Cake recipe is incredibly moist, full of citrusy flavor, and couldn’t be easier to make. With just 5 minutes and 2 ingredients, it’s a bright, delicious dessert for summer parties, church picnics, and special occasions. Top it with creamy whipped ricotta and balsamic roasted strawberries for a delicious treat.
Strawberry Angel Food Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
Strawberry Angel Food Cake is sweet, tender, and full of real strawberries. It mixes together in 5 minutes with only two ingredients and bakes into a beautiful pink cake. Drizzle with soft cream cheese glaze and top with fresh strawberries for a beautiful, delicious strawberry cake.
2-Ingredient Blueberry Angel Food Cake
Blueberry Angel Food Cake is light, airy, and bursting with juicy berries. It comes together in minutes with just a box of angel food cake mix and fresh or frozen blueberries. Top with a dollop of lemon whipped cream, fresh berries, and a dusting of powdered sugar for a dreamy dessert that tastes like summer all year long.
Peach Angel Food Cake (with Canned Peaches)
Peach Angel Food Cake is soft, fluffy, and packed with sweet, juicy flavor. Made with only canned peaches and angel food cake mix, this easy dessert is perfect any time of year, especially when peaches aren’t in season. Top it with whipped cream and peach compote for an irresistible peaches and cream cake.
Pumpkin Angel Food Cake with Cinnamon Drizzle
Pumpkin Angel Food Cake is my most-requested fall dessert, and it’s easy to see why. It’s moist and fluffy with cozy pumpkin spice flavors and a citrusy twist, all finished with a drizzle of cinnamon maple glaze. Top with this Cinnamon Whipped Cream or your own whipped cream recipe. Perfect for Thanksgiving or any fall gathering.
Chocolate Angel Food Cake
Chocolate Angel Food Cake is a rich and fluffy twist on a classic, made with just a few ingredients. Top it with silky chocolate ganache and chocolate shavings and a dollop of chocolate whipped cream for a decadent chocolate angel food cake dessert that’s perfect for holidays, entertaining, or late-night chocolate cravings.
Strawberry Heaven Dessert
Strawberry Heaven Dessert is a no-bake crowd favorite made with layers of angel food cake, strawberry pie filling, creamy vanilla pudding, tangy sour cream, and Cool Whip. It’s light, fruity, and always a hit at potlucks, Easter, and summer get-togethers.
*EASY* Heaven on Earth Cake
Heaven on Earth Cake is a make-ahead dessert layered with cubes of fluffy angel food cake, tart cherry pie filling, pistachio instant pudding mix, and Cool Whip. A sprinkle of roasted nuts on top gives this creamy, fruity icebox cake the perfect salty crunch.
Lemon Angel Food Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
Angel Food Lemon Cake Roll is a showstopping dessert with light, airy cake rolled around a creamy lemon filling and topped with coconut. It looks impressive but is surprisingly easy to make, perfect for Easter or spring and summer celebrations.
Pumpkin Angel Food Cake Roll w/ Lemon Cream Filling
Pumpkin Angel Food Cake Roll with Lemon Filling is a soft, spiced pumpkin cake made from a mix and rolled up with a sweet lemony filling. It’s an elegant but easy dessert for fall or Thanksgiving that’s sure to wow your guests.
Watermelon Angel Food Cake with Honey-Lime Yogurt Sauce
Watermelon Angel Food Cake is a fun and refreshing summer dessert made with just 3 ingredients—cake mix, watermelon puree, and lime. It’s sweet, zesty, and amazing served with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey-lime yogurt sauce.
✅Expert Tips
- Mix angel food cake batter in a glass or metal bowl. Plastic bowls can hold onto traces of fat that can deflate the fluffy batter.
- Run a knife through the batter in the pan to prevent air bubbles in the cake.
- Let the cake cool upside down until it's completely cool, about 2 hours.
- A serrated knife works best for cutting angel food cake without smashing it.
❓FAQs
Yes. You can freeze a whole cake or slices. First, cool the cake completely. Then wrap the entire cake or individual slices in plastic wrap and a layer of aluminum foil. Freeze the angel food cake in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw angel food cake in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
Store plain angel food cakes wrapped in plastic wrap or an airtight container at room temperature for a couple of days or in the refrigerator for up to one week. Store angel food cakes with fruit in the fridge.
First, make sure the cake is completely cooled. Run a thin knife around the edge of the cake and lift out the center section of the pan. Run a knife around the bottom of the pan and then the center tube. Remove the center section of the pan. Serve the cake right-side up with the craggy top showing, or upside down for a smoother top.
Check out my YouTube video showing exactly how to remove an angel food cake from a pan with a removable bottom.
Angel food cake is done with the top is dark golden brown with dry cracks. The internal temperature on an instant read thermometer should read 206.
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