Best Aunt Lauras Stained Glass Cake Recipes

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!

STAINED GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Chop the pineapple and apricots into fairly large pieces, and leave the remaining fruit and nuts whole.
• Mix all these fruits and nuts together, then reserve a half cup of them for the topping.
• Beat the eggs until light and fluffy, then add the sugar, vanilla essence, rum and softened butter.
• Continue beating until well blended.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt and add with the fruit and nuts, mix thoroughly.
• Grease a 20cm ring tin and line the base.
• Spoon mixture evenly into the tin, arrange the reserved fruit and nuts over the top, pressing down gently.
• Bake in a slow oven for about 1 1/2 hours or until cake is firm to touch.
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before turning out.
• Store in an airtight container wrapped in foil.
• To serve, cut into very thin slices with a very sharp knife-the thin slices show off the beautiful colours of the fruits.

AUNT LAURA'S ORANGE JELLO CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Generously spray a 9 x 13 or 9 x 15 glass pan with cooking spray
• 2. Mix all ingredients except those for the glaze until well moistened. Beat two to three minutes at medium speed.
• 3. Bake 40 to 50 minutes
• 4. While cake is baking, prepare glaze by thoroughly mixing the orange juice, powdered sugar and Grand Marnier if desired.
• 5. As soon s cake is removed from oven, prick entire cake with large fork, thrusting through to the bottom. Immediately spoon the glaze over the hot cake.
• 6. (Cake may be frozen) (Can sub in other types of jello, sugar free jello and lemon or lime juice to compliment the flavor you select ~)

AUNT LILLIAN'S CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in , sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Spread half into a greased 9-in. square baking pan., Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle half over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter on top; sprinkle with remaining topping. Gently swirl topping through batter with a knife., Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack., Serve warm.