Angel Food Dessert Trifle
A light fluffy cake with a rich creamy layer topped with sweet cherry pie filling makes a simple dessert that is beautiful served in a trifle bowl or regular 9 x 13” dish.
We have shared this Angel Food Dessert Trifle recipe with family and friends at Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties and the dish is cleaned out every time!
Easy Angel Food Cake Trifle Recipe
Also known as Cherries in a Cloud and Heavenly Cherry Angel Food Trifle, our Angel Food Cake Dessert with Cherries is a light and balanced dessert recipe that tastes great any time of the year.
Luscious Cool Whip mixes with cream cheese and powdered sugar to create a creamy layer that separates sweet angel food cake and smooth cherry pie filling.
In the same family as our Punch Bowl Cake recipe, this dessert is eye appealing yet easy to make.
Like her Easy Cherry Cheesecake recipe, this is another one of my mom’s handwritten classics in her personal handwritten recipe book, this no bake dessert is worth a try.
Ingredients Needed:
- Angel Food Cake – homemade, box mix or purchased all work fine.
- Cool Whip – a can of whipped cream can be fun to garnish the top.
- Cream Cheese
- Confectioners Sugar
- Cherry Pie Filling
- Cherry Liqueur and Toasted Pecans – optional toppings for more flavor and texture.
Step By Step Instructions
- If using liqueur sprinkle over cake cubes before layering the trifle.
- Mix confectioners sugar and cream cheese. Beat until well blended.
- Fold Cool Whip into creamed mixture.
- In a trifle dish make two or three layers of cake cubes, creamed mixture and cherry pie filling OR in a 9 x 13″ dish layer half of cake cubes, all of creamed mixture, half of cake cubes and spoon pie filling on top.
- Chill before serving and enjoy within 1-2 days for maximum quality.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Make sure the cream cheese is softened a beat until smooth or the creamy layer will be lumpy and less heavenly.
- I like to cut angel food cake into bite sized cubes and then cut those cubes in half to allow more flavors to mix in every bite.
- Other flavors of pie filling taste great too!
- If you don’t have a trifle dish layering ingredients in a glass 9 x 13″ pan is very eye appealing too.
- It can be dressed up by adding 1/4 cup cherry liqueur and 1/2 cup toasted, chopped pecans if you like those flavors.
More Delicious Fruit Desserts with Cool Whip
- Watergate Salad
- Orange Cake with Pineapple Icing
- Easy Banana Cream Delight
- Cheesecake for a Crowd
- Jello Pretzel Salad
- Fruit Salad with Cool Whip
Angel Food Dessert Trifle
Ingredients
- 5 cups angel food cake cut in bite-sized cubes
- 1/4 cup cherry liqueur optional
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 8 ounces Cool Whip thawed & divided
- 21 ounce can cherry pie filling
Instructions
- If desired sprinkle with 1/4 cup cherry liqueur over 5 cups angel food cake
- In medium bowl mix 1 cup confectioners sugar and 8 ounces cream cheese. Beat until well blended.
- Fold 8 ounces Cool Whip into creamed mixture.
- In a trifle dish make two or three layers of cake cubes, creamed mixture and 21 ounce can cherry pie filling.OR in a 9 x 13" glass dish layer half of cake cubes, spread creamed mixture, add a second layer of cake cubes and spoon pie filling over the top.
- For best results refrigerate before serving.
Notes
- Whipped topping can be substituted for a can of whipped cream or heavy whipping cream can be mixed up
- I like to cut angel food cake into bite sized cubes and then cut those cubes in half to allow more flavors to mix in every bite
- Other flavors of pie filling may be substituted
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Rate This Recipe Pin This RecipeOriginally published on January 3, 2020 with pictures updated on January 6, 2026.
I love how effortless it is to make a trifle look pretty. The flavors of this one are scrumptious too!
Too sweet. I wish I hadn’t use the powdered sugar.