Strawberry Heaven

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 angel food cake
• 1 (16 ounce) container cool whip
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine in medium saucepan 1/2 cup of sugar, cornstarch, jello, lemon juice, and water.
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
• 3 set aside to cool slightly.
• 4 stir in sliced strawberries.
• 5 tear angel food cake into 1 inch pieces and toss with 2 cups of the cool whip.
• 6 press into 9x13 inch pan (i use glass so you can see the pretty layers).
• 7 set aside.
• 8 combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup remaining sugar, and vanilla in mixer bowl.
• 9 beat until smooth.
• 10 stir in remaining cool whip.
• 11 spread evenly over cake layer.
• 12 pour cooled strawberry mixture over cream cheese layer, spreading to cover cake evenly.
• 13 refrigerate 2 to 3 hours before serving.
• 14 note: you may substitute a 16 ounce bag of frozen whole strawberries, thawed and chopped, for the fresh strawberries.