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Heaven on Earth Cake

Last updated on August 4, 2020. Originally posted on July 12, 2018 by Lalaine. 61 Comments

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Heaven on Earth Cake with delicious layers of angel cake, sour cream pudding, cherry pie filling, whipped topping, and almonds. Creamy and decadent, this cherry trifle is a sure crowd pleaser!

cherry trifle dessert in a casserole dish
Heaven on Earth Cake

I was out running errands when I received this text from G, “Hey, there’s heaven on earth in the fridge”. Whaat? WTH is heaven on earth?

Naturally, my curiosity was piqued and, duly intrigued, my first stop when I got home was the refrigerator.

slice of Cherry Angel Trifle on a serving plate

Heaven on earth cake, I soon discovered, is an icebox cake made with layers of cubed angel food cake, vanilla pudding with sour cream, cherry pie filling, whipped topping, and toasted almond slivers.

G’s mom has been making this refrigerator cake for years for potlucks and family get-togethers. Creamy and decadent, it never fails to impress the crowd!

Angel food cake trifle with cherry pie filling in a casserole dish

This dessert is actually a cherry trifle. Why it’s called heaven on earth, I have no idea. G thinks it’s because of the use of angel food cake. I think it’s because every bite is like finding heaven on earth.

Angel Food Cake trifle with cherry filling on a serving plate

It’s so simple to make; you’ll be pleasantly surprised how amazingly delicious it turns out with hardly any effort. So easy in fact the hardest part of the recipe is waiting for it to set and chill!

cherry trifle dessert on a serving plate

Helpful tips

  • The recipe calls for angel food cake, but feel free to swap with pound cake, chocolate cake, vanilla sponge cake, brownies, crushed Oreos, or sponge fingers for variety.
  • For an extra kick of flavor, briefly soak the cake cubes in sherry or fortified wine.
  • I used Cool Whip to cut down on prep time, but you can use whipped topping from scratch if you like. With an electric mixer, beat one cup of very cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
  • I usually use a 9 x 13 pan but if you want a thicker dessert, use a square 9 x 9 pan as in the video.
  • Not a fan of cherry pie filling? Swap with strawberry or blueberry pie filling! This dessert is amazing all year round; try apple pie filling during the Fall months.

angel food cake trifle with cherry pie filling on a fork

Want more no-bake desserts to enjoy this Summer? You’ll love the coffee flavor in this espresso refrigerator cake! Also, try this Three-ingredient Oreo cake and save yourself a trip to the ice cream parlor. Enjoy!

cherry trifle dessert on a serving plate
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Heaven on Earth Cake

3.8 from 606 votes
Cherry Angel Trifle dessert with scrumptious layers of angel food cake, vanilla pudding, cherry pie filling, and whipped topping. So easy to make and perfect for potlucks and potlucks.
Prep Time20 mins
Total Time5 hrs 20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry trifle
Servings: 9
Calories: 331kcal
Author: Lalaine

Ingredients

  • 1 box Angel food cake or 1 prepared Angel Food Cake
  • 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
  • 1 tub (8 ounces) Cool Whip
  • 1 tablespoon almond slivers, toasted

Instructions

  • Bake angel food cake according to package's directions. Allow to cool and cut into cubes.
  • In a bowl, combine pudding mix, milk, and sour cream and beat until smooth. Set aside.
  • In a 9x13 baking dish, arrange 1/2 of cake cubes in a layer.
  • Spoon 2/3 of cherry pie filling over cake. 
  • Place the remaining 1/2 of the cake on top of the pie filling.
  •  Spoon pudding over cake and spread evenly.
  • Spoon and spread whipped topping over the pudding layer.
  • Garnish cake with the remaining pie filling and toasted almonds.
  • Chill for about 4 to 5 hours. Cut into servings.

Nutrition

Serving: 9g | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 245mg | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 405IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 143mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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  1. Lauren Medlin says

    June 10, 2020 at 11:20 am

    How long would this stay good in the fridge? I would love to make it for my SIL birthday but we will be at the beach without a kitchen so would like to make it a few days ahead of time

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:03 pm

      Properly stored, I would say about 2 to 3 days.

      Reply
  2. Crystal says

    May 5, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    Hi can you double the ingredients in the 9×13 to make it thicker so it looks like the 8×8 thickness??

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:02 pm

      I am sure you could 🙂

      Reply
  3. Diann says

    February 9, 2020 at 10:03 am

    5 stars
    This is a MUST try!!! Delicious! My family absolutely loves this dessert!! Today I am going to try with blueberries. Thank you for posting such an AWESOME dessert!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you for the 5 stars! Blueberries sound delicious!

      Reply
  4. Lynn says

    December 20, 2019 at 1:02 pm

    5 stars
    It’s Christmas and I have always made this with pistachio pudding! It has all the right colors and there really is not a lot of taste difference…or at least I don’t think so!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      Thanks for the tip! Will definitely try this with Pistachio pudding. I can just imagine the colors!

      Reply
  5. Joyce says

    December 12, 2019 at 8:47 am

    I’m making this for church Christmas dinner using strawberry pie filling nana

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Shelia says

    November 18, 2019 at 2:21 pm

    5 stars delish!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  7. Deb says

    April 25, 2019 at 9:34 am

    3 stars
    Was a bit dry using the amounts you suggested, didn’t look as gooey as your pic. Too much cake, too little pudding and pie filling. So I bought an extra can of pie filling and added it the next day and it was much better.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 4, 2020 at 1:08 pm

      I am glad you were able to make the recipe work for you the next time around 🙂

      Reply
  8. Cathy Ann Smart says

    March 12, 2019 at 6:46 am

    5 stars
    Yum

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      April 3, 2019 at 6:33 am

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  9. Robin Werle says

    February 19, 2019 at 9:45 am

    can u make this with strawberries instead of cherry pie filling?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      February 20, 2019 at 8:54 pm

      Ye,s you can 🙂

      Reply
    • Cher Duncombe says

      August 5, 2019 at 3:36 pm

      5 stars
      Yes, I used strawberry pie filling and it was delicious!

      Reply
      • Lalaine says

        August 4, 2020 at 1:07 pm

        Thank you for sharing!

        Reply
  10. Pam Flowers says

    February 15, 2019 at 3:10 pm

    5 stars
    Very Very good!!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      February 15, 2019 at 7:48 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Ethel Blake says

    February 9, 2019 at 7:22 pm

    I made this for my granddaughter’s boyfriends birthday. He loved it and so did the rest of our gang . Thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      February 15, 2019 at 8:02 pm

      You’re welcome. I am glad everyone liked it 🙂

      Reply
  12. Pattie Bamba says

    December 1, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    5 stars
    Hafa Adai Lalaine!
    I do a similar recipe to yours. Instead of the sour cream added to the vanilla pudding, vanilla ice cream is added and it’s wonderful!! The vanilla and sour cream I use for a quick and easy strawberry pie.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      December 16, 2018 at 11:26 am

      Thanks for the tip! Vanilla ice cream sounds like a great alternative, especially in Summertime. And that quick and easy strawberry pie sounds delicious, too 🙂

      Reply
  13. Charles Franks says

    November 30, 2018 at 8:31 am

    I have made this dessert twice now. It’s Awesome. I’ve made it for Church Pot luck disappeared, and for
    our Bible study group for 20 guest. Nothing left. The only difference was I use one additional can of Cherry Filing for the middle section. It’s great.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      December 1, 2018 at 10:03 am

      Thank you, Charles, for the feedback! Yes, this cake is always a crowd pleaser. I am actually in the middle of making one right now to bring to a friend’s party tonight 🙂

      Reply
  14. Marlina says

    November 20, 2018 at 7:48 am

    5 stars
    Made this for work in a sheet pan. Perfecto!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 20, 2018 at 8:28 am

      Thanks for the feedback, Marlina! I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply
  15. Julie Michalek says

    September 7, 2018 at 5:05 am

    I made this recipe for our neighborhood social and it was a hit! I made the Angelfood cake from a box mix. It was not as sweet as some cakes one would buy at the store. I made it in an 9 by 13 pan and people were scraping the pan to get the last little bits! Thanks for a great recipe!!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      September 8, 2018 at 12:13 am

      Thank you so much, Julie, for the feedback. This is our favorite treat to make at home and and I am glad everyone enjoyed it!

      Reply
  16. Frances Carter says

    September 4, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    5 stars
    Laraine, I wanted to let everyone know you can make these in cupcake papers if you are having a bake sale. We charged a $1.50 each. If they bought a 1/2 dozen we sold them for $8.00.
    You can sale them for more or less depending on were you live. Some people can not spend $1.50 on one. This was a church bake sale so, if someone came up and could not afford that much the ladies saling them sold it to them for what they could afford and the ladies made up the difference. The church always made a lot at the bake sale. If we brought anything back that did not sale, after church on Sunday we site the bake Sale up there and everyone bought something and sometimes people would buy back what they donated.

    Reply
    • Tina says

      January 26, 2019 at 11:21 am

      When you put them in the cupcake liners . Do layers them right in the cupcakes instead of the dish or make it in the dish and scoop them into the cupcake liners

      Reply
  17. Frances Carter says

    September 4, 2018 at 12:02 pm

    5 stars
    Laraine, I have made this a lot for a lot of years now. I wanted to make a suggestion to the ladies that are making this for big parties or for large church get togethers. When I made this for church dinners I put three or four tips of filling and I never took any left over home.
    Puff all gone. One day I came bake to the kitchen to get my baking dish and there were ladies in ther cleaning up. I asked for my dish and they pointed over to the corner, and there on the floor were about six children with my dish running their finger around the dish . I got it back almost clean, LOL We stood there laughing about it. I used different combinations, like
    1. Chocolate, Strawberry, and Pineapple.
    2. Blackberry, Blueberry, and Cherry
    3. Chocolate, and Marshmallow sprinkled with Graham Crackers.
    I never took a dish home with anything in it
    I made a cake with pumpkin baked in it and flavored the whipped cream with pumpkin and then I took some Cinnamon and pumpkin spice mixed it together and crushed up some graham crackers and sprinkled some of the Cinnamon/ Pumpkin Spice mix together and sprinkled that over the whipped cream. Had people wanting the recipe. You can do a lot of different things with this recipe just open your mind and make your own.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      September 10, 2018 at 9:47 pm

      Thank you so much for the tips, Frances. I am excited to try the pumpkin twist for our Thanksgiving parties this year. I bet it’s delicious!

      Reply
  18. Sherry says

    August 30, 2018 at 6:53 pm

    If I made this the night before would the cake become too soggy?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 31, 2018 at 1:38 am

      Hello Sherry,

      The recipe requires a few hours of chilling but overnight should be fine.

      Reply
  19. Lori Voorde says

    August 20, 2018 at 7:28 pm

    Making this tonight!!! Can’t wait to try tomorrow … I followed the recipe , didn’t change a thing🍒🍒❤️

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 22, 2018 at 10:33 am

      Let me know how it turns out:)

      Reply
  20. Tami Thomas says

    August 20, 2018 at 5:08 am

    5 stars
    My mom and grandmother have been making this for as long as I can remember and I am 55! So much fruit, the bottom and top were always completely covered. They would alternate between cherry and blueberry, sometimes they would have both on the same cake, cherry on one side, blueberry on the other. They were famous for taking them to church potlucks and we’d have it for barbeques and picnics. We love it! My brother named it “Yum Yum Cake”.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 23, 2018 at 9:37 pm

      Using two types of fruit filling sounds amazing, will definitely try it next time I make this. Thanks for the tip!

      Reply
  21. Kristian says

    August 15, 2018 at 11:51 am

    5 stars
    Wow, imagine my surprise when I saw this on pinterest. My husband’s grandmother made this a lot!. Though, she never used sour cream, she did use cream cheese. She also made it with jello, similar to poke cakes. I fell in love with this cake the very first time I ate it, so his grandmother gave me the recipe. I in turn made it for our family as our kids grew, and now find myself passing this recipe to them.

    Reply
  22. Michele says

    August 14, 2018 at 8:08 pm

    5 stars
    It says 9 x 13 pan but it looks like you used a 8 x 8. Which one is best?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 15, 2018 at 9:10 am

      Hi Michelle, I mentioned in the post that you can use an 8 x 8 if you want a thicker dessert. We used 8 x 8 for the video as it’s easier to shoot but I personally prefer a 9×13 when making it as it doesn’t overflow.

      Reply
  23. Michele says

    August 14, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    How do you think cheesecake pudding with this would be?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 17, 2018 at 5:36 am

      Sounds like a delicious idea 🙂

      Reply
    • Josie says

      October 22, 2018 at 5:31 pm

      5 stars
      I made it with cheesecake pudding yesterday. … yum!

      Reply
      • Lalaine says

        October 23, 2018 at 10:53 am

        Thanks, Josie. Cheesecake pudding sounds delicious!

        Reply
  24. Karen says

    August 6, 2018 at 8:44 am

    5 stars
    I’m going to make this for our church fellowship we have every 3rd Sunday (except this month we are having it the 2nd Sunday)!!!! I’m so excited to try it. Instead of cherry pie filling I’m going to use the raspberry pie filling!!! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 6, 2018 at 8:35 pm

      Enjoy! Raspberry pie filling sounds amazing, I am sure it will be a hit 🙂

      Reply
  25. Jekelly says

    August 2, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    5 stars
    This dessert was easy to assemble; I made my own whipped cream and used sugar free instant vanilla pudding. The layers are so pretty in my trifle dish. This will be a good dessert to do with my grand girls

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      August 2, 2018 at 1:53 pm

      Thank you for your feedback, Jekelly! Yes, it really is very easy to make and I can just imagine how pretty and colorful it looks in a trifle dish. I am sure the grandkids will have fun putting it together with you.

      Reply
  26. Karen says

    July 25, 2018 at 6:24 am

    Looks great but I’m not a fan of cherries; could this be done with strawberry or blueberry pie filling?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      July 25, 2018 at 2:29 pm

      Yes, definitely! Strawberry or blueberry pie filling sounds amazing! Youcan even switch it up with apple pie filling come Fall 🙂

      Reply
  27. Kelly Anthony says

    July 18, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    5 stars
    This is indeed heaven on earth! Looks absolutely perfect!!!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      July 18, 2018 at 5:44 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  28. Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says

    April 12, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    Oh yum, this looks so delicious!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      April 13, 2013 at 7:39 am

      Hi Rosie

      Yes, it was delicious! Thanks for the visit.

      Reply
  29. Mary says

    April 7, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    Hi, just admiring your Heaven on Earth Cake! Looks lovely but the sour cream made me kinda wonder a bit…I mean, with the sour cherries, could I use either yogurt or cream cheese or mascarpone instead?

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      April 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm

      HI Mary.

      The sour cream didn’t add any tartness to the cake. I’ve never tried yogurt, cream cheese or mascarpone but I think mascarpone would be the better substitution.

      Thanks for the visit.

      Reply

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