Valentine's Day Strawberry Angel Cake

Oh blog world, how I've neglected you! I cannot say I haven't attempted recipes for my blog, because I have. Last weekend, in fact, I attempted two types of candy, both resulted in a huge FLOP. Mostly due to the high humidity. At least I'm telling myself that.

Anyways...I figured it's almost V day, and whether or not you have a special someone to bake for, I think Valentines is an awesome excuse for more dessert!

So, I'm going to provide good vs. evil desserts for this occasion. Today I'm sharing the good. Strawberry angel food cake. Not only is it good because it's angel food, but it's also low fat. So, make this for the calorie conscious person in your life, and you'll score major points.

Start with a angel food cake mix. Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines will do. Most are just add water recipes. Easy. Or, make it even easier and buy an already made angel food cake.

I baked mine in two loaf cakes. I baked them on a cookie sheet just in case they overflowed. Which did happen. Once out of the oven, tilt them on the sides to loosen. Wait until cooled to remove.

Once cooled, cut your cake into 1 inch pieces, or close to it. Use a good bread knife (as seen) to make it easier on yourself.

Set your angel food aside for awhile. You'll need a 3 oz strawberry jello box, 2 containers of cool whip, and some frozen strawberries (or fresh works, if in season). 

Make the jello according to directions. Pour some of the strawberry juice from the frozen strawberries in, if you can. Allow jello to get thick in the fridge (about 30-45 min) just until it starts to thicken.

Whisk thickened jello, then fold in 1 container of cool whip and strawberries.

It'll look like this, kind of a hot mess, but it's okay.

Now you're going to make lasagna. Well, sort of. It is a layering process. I was clever and used a spring form pan so it would be easy to take out. You could also use a bundt pan. I don't have one of those. So start with your angel food pieces...

Then add a layer of jello-cool-whip mixture. 

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And another layer of angel food followed by the rest of the mixture.

Then I topped with the remainder of the angel food.

Cover well with aluminum foil and saran wrap for at least 4 hours, to allow jello to set.

If you use a spring form pan, you can easily keep your cake form nicely when you release the spring. See?

Pretty cool, huh?

Now, you need that other container of cool whip. Use like icing to cover entire cake.

Pretty, huh?

You could top with fresh strawberries. I didn't have any, so I used sprinkles! 

Wouldn't this be cute for your valentine??

I found this recipe on the Duncan Hines website, here. This is a very easy recipe that will be quickly devoured by any guest. I made this for a youth leader meeting this past week and I only returned with one tiny sliver. That means it was good! You could even do these in individual ramekins for v day and impress your love. Plus, you won't feel guilty! Well, not too guilty. :)

Tomorrow I'll have the Evil portion of my valentine's dessert. That means devils food cupcakes with marshmallow cream filling and dark chocolate ganache icing. Anything but light!!