Jello Recipes
Marshmallow Peach Cake with Jello
Perhaps you have tried peach upside down cake before or another type of peach cake. If so, you will know that peach is a wonderful ingredient when teamed with cake. Marshmallow is used in this delicious peach cake recipe for softness, flavor and to blend nicely with the peach flavor. Peach jello is not one of the most common flavors but it is widely available. You could always use orange jello or a contrasting flavor though.
You can use any type of sweet biscuits or cookies to make the base. You can put them in a plastic bag and bash them with a rolling pin to crush them. This is a very decorative, attractive looking cake, which makes a great dessert after any meal. It is also delicious with a cup of coffee in the afternoon.
Peach upside down cake tends to be rather messy looking, because the peaches or peach pie filling is put into the baking dish first, then the cake, and everything is baked together and the cake is served hot or cold. This marshmallow peach cake with jello is rather more elegant because it is made in elaborate-looking layers and served chilled. If you love peaches, you will love this delicious, creamy peach cake.
Perfect Peach Jello Cake
Ingredients -
For the Cake:
1 white cake mix
7 oz graham crackers
3 oz melted butter
5 oz marshmallow
1 cup milk
2/3 cup whipped cream
2 peaches, peeled and sliced thinly
4 teaspoons gelatin powder
½ packet peach jello
½ cup slivered almonds
2/3 cup water
8 thin white chocolates to decorate
Preparation:
Crush the cookies with the butter and press into an 8-inch spring form tin.
Refrigerate.
Bring the milk, marshmallow, cream, and half the gelatin to the boil and cook until the gelatin dissolves. Bring the jello, water, and the rest of the gelatin to the boil and simmer until the gelatin dissolves.
Pour the marshmallow filling into the prepared baking tin with the cookie base and freeze it slightly to harden it.
Arrange the sliced peaches over the marshmallow filling and freeze it again for about an hour or until it is quite hard.
Remove from the freezer and pour the jello over the top.
When the jello has set, remove the sides of the spring form tin and press the slivered almonds all around the outside of the peach jello cake.
Cut it into eight slices to serve and decorate each slice with a wafer thin white chocolate.
(Serves 8)
Photo Description:
This sumptuous and elegant peach cake is not difficult to make and it has a divine taste. You can make this marshmallow peach cake with jello quite easily, even if you do not make a lot of cake recipes or dessert recipes. This is one of the nicest looking jello recipes, in terms of style and elegance. If you are having a dinner party or garden party, this perfect peach jello cake would be ideal. You can even use it as a birthday cake if you want to make something a bit different.
Types of Peaches
Peaches and jello go together beautifully, whether you are making a peach upside down cake, a marshmallow peach cake with jello or something else. You can choose from fresh peach or canned peach for many peach jello recipes. If you are using fresh peaches, make sure you use ripe ones because they will be softer and sweeter.
Did you know that peaches come in two main varieties? There are clingstone peaches and freestone peaches. With clingstone peaches, the flesh clings to the stone. Most people have never tried one of these because they are taken ripe from the fields to the canning plants within a day of being picked. Freestone peaches can be loosened easily from the stone.
Peach Facts
Peaches originated in China and they are believed to bring abundance, protection, and luck. Peaches are symbols of both affection and fertility. Chinese and Japanese brides carry peach blossoms, just like American brides carry orange blossoms. The Romans called peaches "Persian apples.
"To choose a nice, juicy, ripe peach, check the area near the stem. Green means the peach was picked before it was ripe but yellow means the peach should be soft and delicious.
A medium peach only has thirty-five calories, so it makes a great dessert or snack. Combine a peach with sugar free jello and you have a really low fat and low calorie dessert. Peaches are rich in vitamins A, C and E, as well as fiber and phytochemicals, which help to keep your skin healthy and protect it from UV rays.
Peach Jello Recipes
All fruit is great with jello and juicy peaches are especially good. Try making a jello cake with peaches on top or a chilled peach pie. Peaches are nutritious, sweet, and really mouthwatering and any fruity flavor of jello is delicious with them.
