Angel Food Cake With Strawberries (& Chocolate Sauce)
on Aug 07, 2025
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Angel food cake with strawberries is a miracle 10-minute dessert that’s sure to make you popular at your next BBQ. All you need are five simple ingredients: fresh strawberries, store-bought angel food cake, plus chocolate, cream, and butter for a quick chocolate dipping sauce.
Angel food cake with strawberries
When I’m entertaining guests, I want dessert to be as simple as can be. Preferably I want to prep it ahead, and bonus points if I don’t need the oven to make it.
This simple angel food strawberry dessert ticks all these boxes and more. All you have to do is thread strawberries and cubes of angel cake (or any cake, really!) onto wooden skewers. Melt and stir chocolate, cream and butter together in the microwave for the not-to-be-skipped chocolate dipping sauce, and dessert is done.
I think we can all agree that this 10-minute dessert would go down well at a summer BBQ – or even around a campfire instead of (or as well as!) s’mores. It’s so easy to make that your kids could make it for you while you focus on the mains!
📌Recipe snapshot
- ‘Miracle’ 10-minute, 5-ingredient, no-bake recipe
- What you’ll need: Just strawberries, store bought cake, chocolate, cream, butter and wooden skewers
- Skill level: Super easy
- Servings: 4 to 5 (or double the recipe for more)
- Perfect for: BBQs, campfires, after-school treats
About the ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients with amounts in the recipe card below. But here’s a summary of what you need to know.
Skewers: I use thin, medium-sized wooden skewers. You’ll usually find them in the BBQ aisle in the supermarket. Metal skewers should work too, as long as they aren’t too thick.
Strawberries: This recipe is perfect in spring and summer when strawberries are at their best! I usually cut medium to large strawberries in half before threading them onto the skewers. If you can only get small ones, you can simply use the whole strawberry rather than cutting it in half.
Cake: I love to use angel food cake for this dessert since it has a light and fluffy texture that doesn’t overshadow the beautiful fresh strawberries. It also grips the skewer well since it’s springy and spongy.
However, it is possible to use any kind of pre-made store bought cake. I sometimes use a pink and white angel food cake that’s available where I live. It looks pretty! Alternatively, you could use madeira cake, pound cake, or lemon cake. Anything that you can cut into cubes will be great.
Chocolate: The simple chocolate dipping sauce is a non-negotiable! I prefer dark chocolate for a sauce that isn’t too sweet, but you can use milk chocolate or white chocolate instead if you prefer. Even chocolate chips will work if that’s what you have.
Cream and a little butter: You’ll heat these together in your microwave, then let the chocolate melt into it to make the delicious sauce!
How to make an angel food cake with strawberries dessert
It couldn’t be easier!
Start by cutting the strawberries in half (unless they are very small in which case leave them whole).
Then cut the cake into cubes that are about the same width as the strawberry halves.
Thread the pieces onto the skewers – a piece of strawberry followed by a piece of cake, and so on.
Now make the quick chocolate sauce.
First, melt the butter into the cream in the microwave. A glass jug works well. Otherwise you can use a small microwave safe bowl.
Then break the chocolate up. Drop it into the warm mixture and leave it for a few minutes to melt.
Stir to make a smooth sauce. If you like you can add a pinch of salt too to balance out the sweetness.
I like to pour the sauce into little individual bowls so that everyone can have their own to dunk their ‘kebabs’ into. As you can see from the photo at the top, you can also drizzle some of the chocolate over the skewers before serving if you like!
I can’t see anyone complaining whichever way you serve this at your next outdoor event!
Helen’s Top Tips
- You can prep the skewers ahead a few hours, then keep them in an airtight container until ready to serve. You can even make the sauce ahead, then gently reheat it in the microwave before serving.
- If you have any leftover chocolate sauce, cover and pop into the fridge. After a short while, you’ll be able to roll them into delicious chocolate truffles!
- Try variations with different kinds of berries (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries), different soft fruits such as pineapple or mango, and different types of cake such as brownie bites! You could even make patriotic 4th July versions with alternate red (strawberries), white (cake), and blueberries.
A few more simple no-bake desserts
- Thick Italian hot chocolate is another super simple dessert that’s great at BBQ!
- This caramel slice is another no-bake treat that’s great for a crowd!
- This 10-minute no-bake chocolate truffle cake is so classy!
- A cheesecake is always the best make-ahead dessert. Try this ginger and white chocolate cheesecake for a Wagamama copycat to impress your guests!
- Take everyone back to their childhoods with either peanut butter cheerio bars or chocolate covered rice krispie bars!
Angel Food Cake With Strawberries (& Chocolate Sauce)
Equipment
Ingredients
For the strawberry skewers
- 10 wooden skewers
- 24 strawberries, cut in half (about 1 pound)
- 1 pound angel food cake, (or madeira, vanilla or lemon cake) cut into cubes a similar width to the strawberries
For the warm chocolate dipping sauce
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream, (or thickened cream or double cream)
- 3½ ounces chocolate, (I like dark chocolate, but use milk instead if you like. If using chocolate chips, semi-sweet or bitter sweet work well.)
- 1 pinch salt, (optional, for balance)
Instructions
- Thread the half-strawberries and cake cubes onto the skewers alternately.10 wooden skewers, 24 strawberries, 1 pound angel food cake
- To make the sauce, combine the butter and cream in a small glass jug or bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30-second bursts until warm and the butter has melted. Stir well.¼ cup butter, 1 cup heavy cream
- Break up the chocolate into pieces, if using a bar. Drop into the warm butter and cream mixture and let melt for a few minutes. Then stir until smooth. At this point you can also stir in a pinch of salt if you like.3½ ounces chocolate, 1 pinch salt
- Pour the sauce into little individual bowls for people to dip their strawberries and cake into.
I just LOVE this post so much! I have so many great memories of my grandma buying me angel cake- my favourite cake to enjoy. Love the idea of the skewers and dipping into that delicious chocolate is divine!
So happy to have brought back some good memories, Jess! There is something pretty cool about Angel cake, isn’t there? And dipping it in warm chocolate doesn’t hurt, of course!
Oh no, Helen! Why are you doing this to me? That´s such an amazing idea. I loved it! Congratulations to your friend, expecting a baby is a bless.
Need to pin this now 😀
Thanks so much for pinning, Karla. Sorry to have tempted you so much, though … I know how you feel. Reading other people’s blogs often has me drooling, whatever time of day it is!
Have a great weekend, Karla!
Helen, I absolutely love these! Baby shower or Valentine’s, they are stunning. So pretty. Should make these for Valentine’s Day and honestly, angel food cake isn’t that bad for you, either is chocolate in small doses….or at least that’s what I keep telling myself! The presentation is quite lovely. And strawberries here (fingers crossed) have been pretty reasonable and in decent quality, thanks for sharing!
Laura, you’re so right that these would be good for Valentine’s Day. Silly me, that hadn’t even crossed my mind! I think you’re right that these aren’t too bad for you. Well, that’s what I think we should tell ourselves, anyhow! 😉
Hehe well we Antipodeans happen to have plenty of strawberries so I definitely appreciate this recipe! 😀
Yippee! I knew someone would appreciate them. They’d be great for Australia day, I reckon!
Those are some gorgeous angel food cake skewers, Helen! So perfect for any kind of shower, especially my virtual baby shower. 🙂 I really loved the pink squares of cake! Oh and the gorgeous strawberries (crushing on your red colander!). And who doesn’t love warm chocolate sauce? And like you said, it’s really so easy to make so then we can all spend more time eating. 🙂 Thank you so much for helping to host my virtual baby shower. I was really surprised by it. You are a lovely bunch of gals! XXO Congrats to your sister also!
Oh, Meggan, I’m so glad that you appreciated our little surprise so much! I was struggling there for a while trying to think of something appropriate, but I think I might have hit the nail on the head, if I may say so myself! I loved making these, and the experience was all the more sweet knowing it was in order to celebrate with you and your new daughter. 🙂
Aww so much to celebrate!! And these skewers do sound pretty perfect for doing so, imported strawberries and all!
Yup, who cares about a few imported strawberries once in a while? Glad you like these, Joanne!
HOLY COW those look so yummy!! This would be great to make when there is company over! Thanks for sharing! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Hi Gingi … so glad you like these and I hope you give them a go some time!
This seems like a perfect baby shower app!! I love your idea to string the ingredients on skewers, so pretty!
Thank you so much, Marissa! I thought any new mother would appreciate this, if only to look at!
It might be the middle of winter over there Helen, but it is the middle of summer down here in NZ and strawberries are plentiful and delicious – so looking forward to making this soon. The food for this baby shower is lovely:)
Hello, Rachel! I’m so happy that this recipe works right now for you southern hemisphereans! I thought I would be a rebel and post a summer recipe to cheer us all up over here on a cold, snowy day. 🙂
Congrats!!
These would be the perfect dessert to serve at a party. great idea!
Thanks, Dannii! (on both counts!)
I am ABSOLUTELY in love with this idea Helen!!! Luckily we get strawberries only in the winter (which is not really winter here in Mumbai at 25 degrees C) LOL! But then I can make these beautiful skewers! We do get this cake in stores so it’s a double yay! Loving the chocolate dipping sauce!!!! I could eat it by the spoonful.
Well, I’ll let you into a little secret, Samina … I actually DID eat quite a bit of the sauce with a big spoon. Ooops! Where did the January good intentions go?
I’m a bit jealous of your winter strawberries, Samina – to be honest the ones I used for this recipe weren’t the best 😉
Congratulations Helen! These skewers look wonderful and perfect for baby shower! Love the nice texture of the cake and strawberries!
Thank you, Maggie! I couldn’t resist how pretty these are – winter or not!
CONGRATS on becoming a new aunt!!!! You won me over with “chocolate dipping sauce”!!! These skewers are gorgeous – it’s been so long since I had Madeira cake – thanks for jogging my memory, Helen!
Thank you so much for the contrats, Shashi … we are very happy, as you can imagine!
Glad you like the skewers, too. The chocolate sauce is definitely what makes them!
What a beautiful way to celebrate not one, but two babies! Perfect, irresistible shower food!
I know, aren’t they pretty? I just couldn’t resist, even though it’s totally the wrong season!
These are SO PRETTY Helen! And just perfect for a baby shower. Congratulations on being an Aunt! Nothing is more exciting than a brand new baby… 🙂
Thank you so much for the congrats, Allie … my new niece is beautiful and we are all very excited about it! 🙂
Being well versed in throwing baby (and bridal) showers (with more to come, undoubtedly), this is perfect shower food. Congrats Auntie Helen!
Thank you so much, Chrissy! It’s very exciting and glad you like the skewers!
Hi Helen, love these sweet skewers and the chocolate dipping sauce. How thoughtful of you all to get together for this virtual shower.
Hello, Cheri, and thank you! Meggan is a great girl and definitely deserved it. 🙂
I love seeing summery fruit in the winter, I think it cheers people up. I love this recipe idea, I’ll be trying this soon.
Totally agree! I wouldn’t buy strawberries all the time in winter over here because they just don’t taste as good as the local ones in the summer, but I was feeling like a bit of a rebel when I decided to make these! 😉
These look great Helen! Great for Meggan’s baby shower!
Thanks so much, Mira – happy you like them!
Congratulations to you too! It must be so exciting to have a brand-new little niece! These are perfect for a baby showers and strawberries are one of my favorite fruits, so these skewers are totally calling my name!
Oh, I love strawberries, too – especially dipped in chocolate! Glad you like them, Kathleen!