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Make this simple Patriotic dessert, a fruit tunnel cake, for your next holiday picnic.

Patriotic Dessert - Fruit Tunnel Cake

Make this simple Patriotic dessert, a fruit tunnel cake, for your next holiday picnic.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 -12 slices
Author Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1-10 " store bought angel food cake

Fruit Filling

  • ½ cup strawberries
  • ½ cup blueberries

Frosting

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-8 oz brick cream cheese softened
  • cup confectioners sugar

Instructions

  1. Place a metal mixing bowl and your metal beaters in the freezer.
  2. Wash the fruit and quarter the strawberries using a paring knife.
  3. Using a bread knife, slice off the top 1" of the cake and set aside.
  4. Using a paring knife carefully cut a tunnel for the fruit. Be careful not to cut through the bottom or sides of the cake.
  5. Place the strawberries and blueberries in the tunnel. Fill it up as much as you can.
  6. Set the cake aside and make the frosting. Get the chilled bowl and beaters out of the freezer.
  7. Pour the whipping cream and vanilla into the chilled bowl and whip until stiff peaks form (2-5 minutes). Set aside.
  8. In a large mixing bowl place the softened cream cheese and the confectioners sugar. Mix on medium until smooth and creamy (1-2 minutes).
  9. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
  10. Spread a layer of frosting on the bottom of the top part of the cake to act as glue. Re-assemble the cake. Now frost the rest of the cake. Decorate with remaining fruit and refrigerate, at least 1 hour before serving.
  11. This frosting starts to melt if it is out of the fridge for about 2 hours so plan accordingly.

Recipe Notes

This frosting starts to melt if it is out of the fridge for about 2 hours so plan accordingly.