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Vintage recipe for a super yummy Cherry Chiffon Royale

CHERRY CHIFFON ROYALE

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, christmas, gelatin

Ingredients

  • 3 ounce powdered cherry gelatin
  • ½ cup water
  • 16 ounces can cherry pie filling
  • 2 ounce package dessert topping mix
  • 2 egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 packages ladyfingers *

Instructions

  • In a saucepan combine gelatin and water; heat until gelatin dissolves.
  • Stir in pie filling.
  • Chill gelatin until it mounds when dropped from the spoon.
  • Prepare dessert topping mix according to package directions,
  • Beat egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks.
  • Slowly add sugar; continue beating to stiff peaks,
  • Fold dessert topping and beaten egg whites into gelatin mixture.
  • Line the bottom of an 8 x 8 X 2-inch pan with half of the ladyfingers.
  • Spoon 1/2 the gelatin mixture over the ladyfingers,
  • Make another layer of ladyfingers on top of gelatin.
  • Then cover with the remaining gelatin mixture.
  • Chill 3 to 4 hours or overnight until firm.
  • Cut into squares to serve.

Notes

* Pound cake cut into 1 x 3-inch pieces may be substituted for ladyfingers.

Cherry Angel Pie

Cherry Angel Pie

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert, pie
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie

Ingredients

  • 1 package cherry-flavored gelatin
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Cherry Juice & water to make 1 cup
  • ½ cup cold water
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1⅔ cups red sour cherries drained & pitted
  • Meringue crust

Instructions

  • Dissolve gelatin and sugar in hot liquid.
  • Add cold water
  • Chill until thickened to egg white consistency.
  • Fold in whipped cream and cherries.
  • Pour into prepared crust and chill until firm.

Meringue crust

Cook Time50 minutes
Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cherry, Cherry Pie, I like pie, pie, Pie Crust

Equipment

  • Pie plate.

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Beat 2 egg whites and ⅕ tsp cream of tartar until mixture is stiff and dry.
  • Add ½ cup sugar, two tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended.
  • Add half teaspoon vanilla.
  • Spoon lightly into greased 9" pie plate, building up sides a little.
  • Bake in a 275° oven for 45-50 minutes.

Cherry Kuchen

Cherry Kuchen

Cook Time40 minutes
Cuisine: German
Keyword: Kuchen
Author: Ann Bickman

Ingredients

  • cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 21oz can cherry pie filling

Instructions

  • Mix flour, sugar, baking powder.
  • Cut in butter with pastry blender.
  • Set aside 1 cup of crumbs.
  • Beat eggs, add milk and vanilla.
  • Add to flour crumb mixture.
  • Pour into a greased 9″x13″ pan.
  • Spoon pie filling on top.
  • Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
  • Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.
  • Serve warm or cool.