Pink raspberry-angel food dessert (1970)

Name: Pink raspberry-angel food dessert
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 4 h 13 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 loaf angel food cake; 3-ounces raspberry flavored gelatin; 1 cup boiling water; 10-ounces frozen red raspberries, thawed; 1 cup heavy cream, whipped; 2 cups Kraft miniature marshmallows

Categories: 1970s, Summer, Vintage advertisements, Vintage dessert recipes

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Here’s a recipe for a pink raspberry-angel food dessert, otherwise known as the “All’s-Well-That-Ends-Well Dessert” from a magazine menu and recipe feature that was originally called “Midsummer night’s dream: A party plan for Juliets in search of Romeos.”

The concept: make all of the dishes on this summery menu, and that boy of your dreams will just have to fall in love with you.

Well, at least you can try making this dessert recipe, which taste pretty good, if you like angel food cake, gelatin and raspberry flavors. Any other results — such as those of the Shakespearean variety — are absolutely not guaranteed. Sorry.

Pink raspberry-angel food dessert

Yield: 10 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Additional Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 13 minutes

Ingredients

1 loaf angel food cake
3-ounces raspberry flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water
10-ounces frozen red raspberries, thawed
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 cups Kraft miniature marshmallows

Instructions

Remove crust from cake; cut cake into 10 slices.
Trim each slice into 2-inch square; cube trimmings and reserve.
Line sides of 9-inch spring pan with cake squares.
Dissolve gelatin in water; stir in raspberries.
Chill until slightly thickened.
Fold in whipped cream, marshmallows and reserved cake cubes.
Pour into spring pan; chill until firm.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 141Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 38mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g

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Pink raspberry-angel food dessert (1970)

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