Filled with a light cream cheese filling and topped with a mount of sweet strawberries, this light and airy angel food cake is the perfect summer dessert.

Yields: 12

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For the Cake Batter:

¾ cup, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 ¼ cups sugar (divided)

¼ teaspoon salt

12 large egg whites (room temperature)

1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

½ teaspoon almond extract

For the Filling:

2 (8-ounce) package cream cheese (softened)

⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk

1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping (thawed)

For the Topping:

1 cup strawberries (chopped)

2 cups whole strawberries

Optional: 2 teaspoons confectioner’s sugar

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1. Gather the ingredients.

2. Preheat oven to 350 F. Whisk together flour, cornstarch, ½ cup sugar, and salt. Sift flour mixture using a fine mesh sieve.

3. Place egg whites, cream of tartar, and extracts in a deep bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Add remaining sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.

4. Sprinkle ¼ cup flour mixture over egg white mixture; fold in. Repeat with remaining flour mixture, ¼ cup at a time.

5. Spoon batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan with a removable base, spreading evenly. Break air pockets by cutting through batter with a knife.

6. Bake 50 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly touched. Invert pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

7. Loosen cake from sides of pan and middle insert by running a knife around. Invert cake onto a plate. Loosen base of cake pan by running a knife between base and cake.

8. Gather the ingredients.

9. Combine cream cheese and condensed milk in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at high speed 1 minute.

10. Fold in whipped topping.

11. Gather the topping ingredients.

12. Cut cake in half crosswise. Spread cream cheese mixture over bottom cake layer and top with the chopped berries.

13. Place other cake half on top, then spread remaining cream cheese mixture.

14. Place largest strawberry in center of hole. It will act as a base for remaining strawberries.

15. Mound remaining whole strawberries on top and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.