Monday, June 5, 2017

Peaches and Cream Dessert

This is a simple and DELICIOUS summer-time dessert.  (Make it when peaches are in season).

Keebler Vienna Wafers (Cookies), crushed, but not pulverized
Peaches, peeled, pitted and chopped and sprinkled with white granulated sugar
Homemade Real Whip Cream (Whipping cream, powdered sugar, vanilla)

Layer in a 9 X 13" pan.  Peaches, cookies, whip cream, peaches, cookies, whip cream

Refrigerate.

Eat the same day or the cookies go soggy.

You must use good vanilla cookies (as listed above) and real whip cream.

Jello Cake or Lemon-Lime Refrigerator Sheet Cake

This is one of my favorite summertime desserts.  I used to ask for it for my birthday when I was a kids since I have a June B-day.

1 pkg Lime gelatin (4 serving size)
1 pkg Lemon Cake Mix

Topping
1 envelope Dream Whip (Whipped topping mix) (2-2.5 C. yield)
1 pkg Lemon instant pudding mix (4 serving size)
1.5 C. cold milk

1.  Dissolve jello in 3/4 C. boiling water.  Add 1.5 C. cold water.  Set aside to cool to room temp.

2.  Mix and bake cake as directed in 13 X 9 X 2 pan

3.  Cool cake 20-25 min

4.  Poke deep holes in warm cake (still in pan) with a fork.  Space holes about 1 inch apart.

5.  With a cup slowly pour the jello over the cake to saturate the cake.

6.  Refrigerate cake while preparing topping

7.  Topping:  In a chilled, deep bowl...blend dream whip mix, pudding mix and cold milk until stiff (about 3-8 min).

8.  Immediately frost cake.

9.  Cake must be stored in refrigerator and served chilled.

10.  Frosted cake may be frozen for storage.