If it seems like there’s not much you can count on anymore, at least you know Dairy Queen will always deliver at least one new Blizzard every month. Sure, sometimes the “new” Blizzards are just Taco Bell-style rehashes of the same ingredients or repeats from the past, but for April, the fine folks at DQ did include something truly new in the “Countdown to Summer” Blizzard menu.

In addition to returning appearances for S’mores and Cotton Candy, the Strawberry Angel Food Cake Blizzard joins the party with, as you might have guessed, angel food cake pieces and strawberry topping mixed together with a whipped topping.

Although this one is not quite accurately named, it is a pleasant addition to the lineup. If you are expecting the cake pieces to be light and airy, like angel food cake, you need to temper your expectations. Likely by necessity, as real pieces of angel food cake would probably crumble and get soggy in a Blizzard, these are more like vanilla pound cake chunks and have a fairly dense texture. They taste good and hold up well in their frosty environment, but they won’t make your taste buds think of angel food cake.

The strawberry topping is deliciously sweet with some occasional chunks of soft fruit. As someone who never passes up the chance to tilt up a can of Reddi-Wip and shoot some into my mouth, I also enjoyed having a bit of whipped topping on this, even if it did taste more like Cool Whip. Not that DQ would ask me, but I cannot offer any suggestions to make this one better. It’s about as good as it can be using cake pieces and strawberry flavor, but at the same time, it’s not something that will blow your mind.

If you are looking for a true strawberry and angel food cake experience, I suggest buying or baking yourself a cake and adding some ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream. But that’s a lot of work, and even though the cake texture of this is a bit different, it is still a tasty way to pass the time until the next new Blizzard flavor is announced.

Purchased Price: $4.99
Size: Small
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 540 calories, 17 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 410 milligrams of sodium, 84 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 68 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein.