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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.