Description
Indulge in a delightful Cherry Heaven on Earth Cake, featuring layers of homemade vanilla cream, Chantilly whipped cream, cherry pie filling, and fluffy sponge cake for a perfect dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 240 g (1 cups) Whole milk 3% fat
- 50 g (¼ cups) Granulated sugar
- 40 g Egg yolk approx. yolk of 2 eggs
- 12 g (1½ tablespoon) Corn starch
- 12 g (1½ tablespoon) All purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 28 g (2 tablespoons) Unsalted butter 82% fat
- room temperature soft butter
- 115 g (½ cups) Heavy cream 36% fat content
- use it very cold
- 230 g (1 cups) Heavy cream 36% fat content
- use it very cold
- 75 g (⅓ cups) Mascarpone 41% fat content
- use it cold
- 30 g (¼ cups) Powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 600 g (21 ounce) Cherry pie filling or
- make my homemade cherry pie filling
- 400 g (14 ounce) Angel food cake or
- make my sponge cake recipe
Instructions
- Prepare the homemade vanilla cream layer by heating the milk and mixing it with sugar, egg yolk, corn starch, all-purpose flour, and vanilla extract until thickened. Stir in the softened butter and let it cool.
- In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream and fold it into the cooled vanilla cream to create a light layer.
- For the Chantilly whipped cream layer, whip the heavy cream, mascarpone, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Gently fold this into the vanilla cream layer.
- In a cake pan, layer the sponge cake, followed by cherry pie filling, then the vanilla cream layer. Repeat the process and finish with the Chantilly whipped cream layer on top.
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 hours or overnight to set before slicing and serving.
Notes
For the best flavor, use high-quality cherries and ensure all your dairy ingredients are cold before whipping.
- 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, vanilla cream, whipped cream