Description
Indulge in the delightful layers of the Cherry Heaven on Earth Cake, featuring a rich vanilla cream, light whipped mascarpone, and luscious cherry filling, all atop a fluffy sponge cake.
Ingredients
Scale
- 240 g whole milk 3% fat
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 40 g egg yolk
- 12 g corn starch
- 12 g all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 28 g unsalted butter 82% fat
- 115 g heavy cream 36% fat
- 230 g heavy cream 36% fat
- 75 g mascarpone 41% fat
- 30 g powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 600 g cherry pie filling
- 400 g angel food cake
Instructions
- Prepare the diplomat cream by whisking together whole milk, granulated sugar, egg yolks, corn starch, and flour in a saucepan over medium heat, cooking until thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract and butter, then let cool.
- In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form, then fold into the cooled diplomat cream.
- For the Chantilly cream, whip the cold heavy cream, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until thick and fluffy.
- Assemble the cake: place a layer of angel food cake, spread a layer of cherry pie filling, add a layer of diplomat cream, followed by a layer of Chantilly cream.
- Repeat the layers until all components are used, finishing with Chantilly cream on top.
- Chill the assembled cake for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
Notes
For a homemade cherry pie filling, use fresh or frozen cherries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Adjust sweetness according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 390 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
Keywords: Cherry Heaven on Earth Cake, dessert, cherry cake, layer cake, American dessert