STRAWBERRY & CREAM DREAM CAKE

Strawberry & Cream Dream Cake image

Provided by OceanIvy

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (10 inch) angel food cake
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 -3 drops red food coloring (a pretty touch) (optional)
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
strawberry, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

Cut 1-inch slice crosswise from top of the cake and set aside for now.
Using a sharp knife, cut around cake 1 inch from center hole and 1 inch from outer edge, leaving cake walls 1 inch thick.
Remove cake from center, leaving 1 inch base on bottom of cake; reserve the pieces of cake.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add condense milk.
Beat mixture until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice and coloring, mixing well.
Fold in the whipped cream.
Reserve two-thirds of the mixture and refrigerate for now.
Blend in berries and torn cake pieces (except top) into remaining one-third of mixture.
Fill cake tunnel and replace the top of cake.
Frost with whipped cream mixture and garnish with strawberries, if you like.
Chill cake for 3 hours, or until set.