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Rainbow Cake


From Robin: “This was Aunt Deb’s and Aunt Janet’s favorite birthday cake!”



Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Orange Jell-o

  • 1 pkg Cherry Jell-o

  • 1 pkg Lime Jell-o

  • 1 pkg Lemon Jell-o

  • 3 cups hot water

  • 1 1⁄2 cups cold water

  • 1 cup pineapple juice

  • 1⁄2 cup sugar

  • 2 pkgs ladyfingers

  • 2 cups whipping cream


Directions

  1. Prepare the first 3 packages of Jello separately, using 1 cup hot water and 1⁄2 cup cold water for each package. Pour into separate 8x8x2 pans. Chill for 4 hours.

  2. Combine pineapple juice and sugar over heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add lemon jello in hot liquid. Add 1⁄2 cup cold water and chill until syrupy.

  3. Line bottom and sides of a springform pan with ladyfingers.

  4. Whip the cream and fold into the syrupy pineapple Jello mixture.

  5. Cut the firm orange, cherry and lime Jello into cubes about 1⁄2 inch square. Fold into whipped cream mixture, then pour into the ladyfinger-lined pan.

  6. Let chill for 8 hours in the refrigerator.


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