Stained Glass Cake

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2009

A 1950s advertisement for Jell-O made Stained Glass Cake famous. Also known as Crown Jewel Cake or Broken Glass Cake, this easy, child-friendly icebox cake looks just as pretty today as it did then.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 1 hour, plus 8 hours chilling

Stained Glass Cake

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A 1950s advertisement for Jell-O made Stained Glass Cake famous. Also known as Crown Jewel Cake or Broken Glass Cake, this easy, child-friendly icebox cake looks just as pretty today as it did then. For a simple graham cracker crust, we com...

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