Strawberry Shortcake Ambrosia

There’s this dessert recipe my mom has been making for decades that she calls “trash cake”.

It’s a coveted dessert in our family and one that I give out to newbie cooks as much as possible.

Trash cake is the single easiest dessert to make for parties and cookouts. All it consists of is torn-up angel food cake, chocolate pudding, and whipped cream. That’s it!

I’m not sure where my mom got the recipe from or how long she’s been making it, but it’s a big part of the food memory section in my brain.

Using inspiration for trash cake I set out to make a strawberry version. There’s no strawberry pudding (or is there?) so I decided to do diced strawberries cooked into a light syrup instead.

The torn-up angel food cake and whipped cream stay the same for this recipe. The only other deviation from the original is I threw in mini marshmallows because it started looking very much like ambrosia while I was stirring everything together.

The mini marshmallows were a genius idea. They added even more textures and flavor to this stunning dessert.

It’s not a looker, if you know what I mean. The dessert looks kind of like a mound of, well, trash. That’s probably where my mom got the name. Despite that, this recipe is a good one for beginner cooks and the taste will likely blow your guests out of the water! I highly recommend taking this with you to your next cookout.

Enjoy!