Refrigerator Christmas Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Unflavored gelatin | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Milk | 1 Quart | |
| Eggs | 2 , separated | |
| Sugar | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Maraschino cherries | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| 1/3 cup maraschino juice | ||
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Heavy cream | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla wafers | 2 Dozen | |
Directions
Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup milk.
Scald remaining milk and pour onto beaten egg yolks.
Add sugar, salt and softened gelatin; return to double boiler; cook until mixture coats a spoon.
Cool.
Add cherries, juice and vanilla.
Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
Fold in beaten egg whites and half the cream, whipped.
Butter a cake pan and arrange vanilla wafers around it.
Pour in filling and cover top with remaining vanilla wafers.
Chill overnight.
Unmold and frost sides and top of cake with remaining cream, whipped.
Serves 12.
Scald remaining milk and pour onto beaten egg yolks.
Add sugar, salt and softened gelatin; return to double boiler; cook until mixture coats a spoon.
Cool.
Add cherries, juice and vanilla.
Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
Fold in beaten egg whites and half the cream, whipped.
Butter a cake pan and arrange vanilla wafers around it.
Pour in filling and cover top with remaining vanilla wafers.
Chill overnight.
Unmold and frost sides and top of cake with remaining cream, whipped.
Serves 12.
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