Pink Magic cake recipe (1978)

Name: Pink Magic cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 4 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 ounces strawberry flavor gelatin mix (2 3-ounce packages); 2-1/2 cups boiling water; 3 cups vanilla ice cream; 1 9-inch cake layer, baked and cooled

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Pink Magic cake retro ’70s recipe

Why is this called a Pink Magic cake? Because in addition to the yellow cake, this retro treat has wedges of a berry delicious Jell-O gelatin and ice cream mixture.

Pink Magic cake

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 35 minutes

Ingredients

6 ounces strawberry flavor gelatin mix (2 3-ounce packages)
2-1/2 cups boiling water
3 cups vanilla ice cream
1 9-inch cake layer, baked and cooled

Instructions

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
Add ice cream, stirring until melted.
Chill until thickened.
Cut cake into 8 equal wedges.
Place 4 wedges in an 8-inch springform pan, leaving equal space between wedges.
Spoon half of the gelatin mixture between cake wedges.
Place remaining cake on gelatin mixture; spoon in remaining gelatin.
Chill about 4 hours.
Remove sides of pan.
Garnish with thawed Cool Whip non-dairy whipped topping and strawberries, if desired.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 145Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 66mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 15gProtein: 3g

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