This is a great dessert for summer meals (it'll be summer in the
southern hemisphere in a few months). It makes use of an angel food
cake that's gone awry, or you can bake a cake especially for making
this. If you don't want to turn on the oven, you can use a
store-bought angel food cake.

This is ridiculously easy to make, and marvelous to eat.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Orange Charlotte

Recipe By :Carol Peterson (Damsel)
Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes and Frostings Desserts
Family Recipes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pint heavy cream -- whipped stiff
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 packet knox gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup water -- boiling
1 sponge or angel food cake

1. Mix juices and sugar.
2. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water and mix. Add boiling water and
combine with fruit juices. Chill until set.
3. Fold into stiffly beaten cream.
4. Cut up cake, and place half of pieces in 9 x 13-inch pan. Cover
with half the gelatin mixture. Add the rest of the cake, and cover
with remaining gelatin mixture.
5. Cover with chopped nuts, if desired, and chill overnight.
6. Serve with sweetened whipped cream; garnish with cherry.

Source:
"Pat Zastera (Carol's Mom)"
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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> This is a great dessert for summer meals (it'll be summer in the
> southern hemisphere in a few months). It makes use of an angel food
> cake that's gone awry, or you can bake a cake especially for making
> this. If you don't want to turn on the oven, you can use a
> store-bought angel food cake.

Although it is technically winter here, we are having lovely sunny days
(temps up to 25DegC).
Just wondered, re the Charlotte, might give those lovely saviordi
sponge fingers a go.... what do you think? (They work beautifully in
tiramisu after all)
Heading to the local market to collect ingredients before lunch.
Will let you know how it turns out.

Thanks for posting this Carol!

LadyJane
--
"Never trust a skinny cook!"