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Heaven On Earth Cake

This "Heaven On Earth Cake" is a delightful, no-bake layered dessert featuring cubes of angel food cake, luscious peach pie filling, a creamy vanilla pudding mixture infused with sour cream, and a light, airy whipped cream topping. It's an easy yet impressive dessert, perfect for feeding a crowd.
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Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course lunch/dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people
Calories 3896.5 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Medium Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Electric mixer or whisk For whipping cream
  • 1 Rubber Spatula For folding and spreading
  • 1 9x13 inch Baking Dish For assembly and chilling

Ingredients
  

Main

  • 1 15-oz. store-bought angel food cake, cubed (about 8 packed cups)
  • 1 21-oz. can peach pie filling
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 3.4-oz. pkg. vanilla instant pudding and pie filling (such as Jell-O)
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Cube the store-bought angel food cake and spread about half of the cubes evenly in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the whole milk, sour cream, and instant vanilla pudding mix until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes.
  • Pour half of the peach pie filling evenly over the cake cubes in the dish.
  • Spoon half of the prepared pudding mixture over the peach layer, spreading gently to cover.
  • Repeat the layers with the remaining angel food cake cubes, peach pie filling, and vanilla pudding mixture.
  • In a separate medium mixing bowl, using an electric mixer or whisk, beat the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract on medium-high speed until firm peaks form.
  • Spread the whipped cream evenly over the top layer of pudding.
  • Cover the dish tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow the cake to soften and the flavors to meld.
  • Before serving, you may garnish with additional fresh peach slices or a sprinkle of powdered sugar, if desired.
  • Slice and serve chilled.

Notes

Ensure all dairy ingredients (milk, sour cream, heavy cream) are thoroughly chilled before starting; this significantly aids in achieving the desired texture for both the pudding and whipped cream. When whipping heavy cream, aim for firm peaks—over-whipping can lead to a grainy texture. For an even more intense peach flavor, consider gently folding in a quarter cup of finely diced fresh or frozen (thawed) peaches into the pudding mixture before layering. Allow ample chilling time, at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow the cake to absorb the moisture and the flavors to meld, creating a truly harmonious dessert.