The cheater way

Strawberries on sale for 97 cents, an Angel food cake display, and a 30 something Mom of a 3 year old who is supposed to be on a diet.....equals "Cheater's Strawberry Shortcake!"

I found the cake and berries at my last trip to the store....came home, rinsed and sliced the berries, covered them in what seemed to be a cup of sugar, and let them sit at room temperature until they looked.....

Like this! All gooey, shiny, and full of the sweet strawberry syrup that I could drink out of a straw.
Notice...I had already eaten some of the cake before I actually assembled the cheater way to make strawberry short cake.

And here is the final product. See how much hard work that took in the kitchen?

I have made "real" strawberry shortcake before...with the homemade short bread and every thing....well, I prefer this. Hands down.

Must be because of the Angel food cake. I dig it.

Every time I see one, hear the box of one crack open, or taste the yummy deliciousness of it...I think of my Muvvie. (my grandmother)

She always had Angel food cake.

I am not a huge sentimental person...but a few things make me that way.

As one of my favorite bands Pearl Jam says in one of their songs "All that's sacred comes from youth" so very true.

OK...that is sappy enough for the day. Just wanted to share a quick and easy and cheap way to serve a fresh and "fairly" low calorie dessert. For real peeps....Angel food cake only has 130 calories per serving, Redi Whip has 15 calories per 2 TBS, and the berries couldn't be that bad...even with the sugar. So eat up.

*Disclaimer* These pictures may resemble the same "idea" that Pioneer Woman uses on her blog. I am not trying to copy her...I simply have no creativity of my own. So, I have to copy other people and replace magnificent work with blurry, out of focus, over and under exposed junk.

With that being said...hope you enjoyed the post. ;)