This delightful light pillowy angel fluff, aka Cherry cloud, is a superbly simple dessert that can be whipped together in less than 10 minutes. It utilizes a light fluffy angel cake as a base, layered with decadent whipped cream cheese filling and luscious cherries.
While this Cherry cloud dessert is specified with cherry pie filling you can easily create use strawberry pie filling for an equally delicious strawberry cloud dessert.
The best part about this simple light dessert is that it doesn’t heat up the kitchen and takes less than 10 minutes to throw together. If you prefer a lighter calorie dessert feel free to use fat-free whipped topping and Neufchatel cheese in place of the cream cheese.
The base of this cherry angel fluff recipe is angel cake. If you have the time to make your own, I highly recommend it. However, the loaf pan sized angel cakes that are often sold in the bakery of big box stores like Walmart will definitely suffice.
How to Make Angel Fluff aka Cherry Cloud Dessert
Angel Fluff Recipe
You’ll Need:
1 angel food cake (Loaf pan size is perfect)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 (8 ounces) package of cream cheese, softened
1 container Cool Whip or 2 1/2 c. Whipped Cream
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
pecans, optional
Trifle Dish, optional, but recommended
Start by tearing the angel food cake into small pieces, and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl combine the powdered sugar and cream cheese, beating until well blended and smooth
Add the whipped cream and blend until light and fluffy. Fold in 3/4 of the torn cake pieces until completely covered.
In a Trifle dish or large bowl, spoon a bit of cherry pie filling, add a few pieces of torn angel food cake, top with half of the filling. Spread the layer smooth, Repeat the layers, finishing off with the remaining cherry pie filling. Sprinkle with pecans.
Chill for at least 2 hours prior to serving.
Cherry Cloud Angel Fluff Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Trifle Dish optional, but recommended
Ingredients
- 1 angel food cake
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 ½ cups Whipped Cream
- 21 oz Cherry Pie Filling
- ¼ cup pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Tear the angel food cake into small pieces, set aside.1 angel food cake
- In a medium-sized bowl combine the powdered sugar and cream cheese, beating until well blended and smooth1 cup powdered sugar8 oz cream cheese
- Add the whipped cream and blend until light and fluffy. Fold in 3/4 of the torn cake pieces until completely covered.2 ½ cups Whipped Cream
- In a Trifle dish or large bowl, spoon a bit of cherry pie filling, add a few pieces of torn angel food cake, top with half of the filling. Spread the layer smooth, Repeat the layers, finishing off with the remaining cherry pie filling. Sprinkle with pecans.21 oz Cherry Pie Filling¼ cup pecans
- Chill for at least 2 hours prior to serving.
Equipment
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Notes
Use blueberry pie filling, strawberry pie filling, or lemon meringue pie filling instead of cherry pie filling
If you altered the ingedients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cooking/baking time.
I’ve made this with homemade lemon curd in the layers instead of cherries and it’s absolutely delicious!