Aunt Lauras Stained Glass Cake Food

AUNT LAURA'S STAINED GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Stir together orange-flavored gelatin, 1 envelope unflavored gelatin, and 1 1/2 cups boiling water until gelatin dissolves. Pour into an 8-inch square pan. Repeat with lime- and strawberry-flavored gelatins, placing each mixture in its own pan. Chill pans until firm.
• Run a small knife around outer edge of each pan. Cut chilled gelatin into 1/2-inch squares. Dip bottom of pans in warm water for 10 seconds. Unmold gelatin squares onto a jelly-roll pan. Chill until ready to use (up to 24 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together graham cracker crumbs, butter, and 1/4 cup sugar. Press into bottom of a 10-inch springform pan, and bake 10 minutes. Cool completely (about 20 minutes).
• Meanwhile, sprinkle remaining 1 envelope unflavored gelatin over 1/4 cup cold water. Microwave pineapple juice in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until hot. Add hot pineapple juice to gelatin mixture, and stir until gelatin dissolves. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg whites (20 to 30 minutes).
• Beat cream, vanilla, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in pineapple mixture until blended.
• Gently fold three-fourths of gelatin squares into pineapple mixture; pour over crust in pan. Tap pan sharply on counter to remove air bubbles. Top with remaining gelatin. Tap on counter again. Cover and chill 12 hours.
• Run a small knife around edge of pan, before unlocking sides, to break seal. Remove sides of pan before serving.

STAINED GLASS GELATIN CAKE

Steps:

• Place each gelatin mix in a separate bowl; stir 1/2 cup boiling water into each until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir 1/2 cup cold water into each gelatin mix; refrigerate until completely set, 4 hours to overnight.
• Grease a 9-inch cake pan or use a silicone mold. Slice the chilled gelatin into cubes and gently toss together; tip into the prepared cake pan.
• Pour 1 cup cold water into a bowl and sprinkle unflavored gelatin over water; let sit until dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1 cup boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk into a blender or food processor. Add condensed milk, unflavored gelatin mixture and vanilla extract to the blender. Blend mixture until well combined; pour over gelatin cubes in the cake pan. Evenly distribute milk mixture using a spatula.
• Refrigerate until set, 4 hours to overnight. Run a knife along the sides of the mold and invert cake onto a plate.

AUNT AGNES' BROKEN GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Separately dissolve each package of Jello/Gelatin in HOT water.
• Stir until completely dissolved.
• Refrigerate until firm--- then cut into cubes.
• Soften plain gelatin in 1/4 cup of COLD water and add HOT Pineapple Juice until dissolved.
• Cool then fold into whipped cream to which you have added vanilla and cream to.
• Line Spring pan with Lady Fingers (***HINT Trim tips so they stand***).
• Add Jello/Gelatin cubes to cream mixture and pour into Spring pan.
• Decorate top with tips of Lady Fingers you cut off.
• Chill 6- 12 hours.
• Remove sides from pan and serve in slices!
• ENJOY!

BROKEN GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter, stir in crumbs and brown sugar, and press into an ungreased 9 x 13" pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Prepare Jello as directed on package, and pour into three separate shallow pans to set.
• Dissolve one package of plain Gelatin in ¼ cup cold water.
• Heat one cup of pineapple juice, and add to gelatin.
• Cool until syrupy but do not let set.
• Whip together 2 packages of Dream Whip according to the directions on the package.
• Add to the pineapple mixture.
• Cut Jello into cubes and add to mixture along with one cup of crushed pineapple.
• Mix all together and pour on graham crust.
• Chill until set.