Auntagnesbrokenglasscake Recipes

ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, cake flour and baking powder. Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and almond paste on high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add vanilla extract and slowly pour in confectioners' sugar. Mix until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Raise speed to high and add the egg yolks and whole eggs, one at a time. Reduce speed to medium and add the sour cream and dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the surface with a spatula. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 35 minutes, or until the cake is golden and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool. Remove from pan and dust with confectioners' sugar.

BROKEN GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Place lime, orange, and strawberry gelatin mixes into 3 separate 9x9-inch glass dishes.
• Pour 1 cup boiling water into each flavor of gelatin mix; stir the gelatin until dissolved.
• Pour 1 cup cold water into each flavor of gelatin, stir to combine, and refrigerate the 3 flavors of gelatin until set, at least 4 hours.
• Heat pineapple juice in a saucepan until hot but not simmering. Stir unflavored gelatin into pineapple juice until dissolved. Refrigerate pineapple juice mixture until cool and thickened, about 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Set 1 cup of crumb mixture aside for garnish. Press remaining 2 cups crumb mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch cake pan to make a crust.
• Pour cream into a large metal mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until the cream is fluffy and forms soft peaks, about 3 minutes. Slowly beat sugar into whipped cream, 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time; beat in vanilla extract.
• Cut the different flavors of gelatin into cubes. Use a thin spatula to lift the cubes away from the bottom of the dish and loosen them.
• Very gently fold the thickened pineapple juice and gelatin cubes into the whipped cream mixture until thoroughly combined. Spoon into the graham cracker crust.
• Sprinkle the cake with reserved graham cracker crumb mixture.
• Refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours to overnight.

AUNT AGNES' BROKEN GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Separately dissolve each package of Jello/Gelatin in HOT water.
• Stir until completely dissolved.
• Refrigerate until firm--- then cut into cubes.
• Soften plain gelatin in 1/4 cup of COLD water and add HOT Pineapple Juice until dissolved.
• Cool then fold into whipped cream to which you have added vanilla and cream to.
• Line Spring pan with Lady Fingers (***HINT Trim tips so they stand***).
• Add Jello/Gelatin cubes to cream mixture and pour into Spring pan.
• Decorate top with tips of Lady Fingers you cut off.
• Chill 6- 12 hours.
• Remove sides from pan and serve in slices!
• ENJOY!

BROKEN GLASS CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter, stir in crumbs and brown sugar, and press into an ungreased 9 x 13" pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Prepare Jello as directed on package, and pour into three separate shallow pans to set.
• Dissolve one package of plain Gelatin in ¼ cup cold water.
• Heat one cup of pineapple juice, and add to gelatin.
• Cool until syrupy but do not let set.
• Whip together 2 packages of Dream Whip according to the directions on the package.
• Add to the pineapple mixture.
• Cut Jello into cubes and add to mixture along with one cup of crushed pineapple.
• Mix all together and pour on graham crust.
• Chill until set.

BATTENBURG CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1 cup sugar together. Beat in 3 eggs, one at a time. Mix in vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt gently. Add milk if needed.
• Divide batter into 2 equal parts. Add food coloring to 1 part to make a deep pink color. Grease two 7 inch square pans. Spread batters into pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let stand in pans 5 minutes. Turn out on racks to cool.
• Trim edges from both cakes. Cut each cake lengthwise into 4 strips as wide as the cake is thick. Trim to make strips match. Heat jam slightly. Spread on sides to glue 2 pink and 2 white strips together checkerboard fashion. Spread all 4 sides of completed cake with jam. Repeat with remaining pink and white stripes. Makes two cakes.
• To Make Almond Paste: Mix almonds, confectioners' sugar, egg, lemon juice, and almond extract together. Knead until smooth, adding a bit of lemon juice or water if too dry to roll. Add only 1/2 teaspoon at a time. It will be stiff. Divide into 2 equal parts.
• Roll 1/2 of paste 1/8 inch or so thick on a surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar. Cut to fit length of cake, and long enough to cover 4 sides leaving ends uncovered. Lay cake on one end of paste. Wrap to completely enclose all 4 sides of cake pinching paste to seal. Roll in granulated sugar. Place with seal underneath on serving plate, or store in plastic bag. Repeat for second cake. Chill. Slice thinly to serve.