How to Make Stained Glass Gelatin Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

Stained Glass Gelatin Cake is a stunning dessert that will wow your friends and family. With its beautiful and vibrant layers of colored gelatin, it resembles a stained glass window, hence the name. This dessert is not only visually impressive, but it also tastes amazing and is the perfect way to cap off a meal.

Creating this masterpiece may seem intimidating, but it’s actually quite simple and requires only a few ingredients. The best part is that you can customize the colors and fla...

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Ingredients

  • 5 (3 ounce) packages sweetened gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®), 5 different colors
  • 3 ½ cups boiling water, divided
  • 3 ½ cups cold water, divided
  • cooking spray
  • 1 (1 ounce) package unflavored gelatin powder
  • 1 (14.1 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 8 hrs
  • Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins
  • Servings: 10

  • Pour each gelatin mix into a separate bowl. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water into one bowl and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes; stir in 1/2 cup cold water. Repeat to dissolve remaining gelatin colors. Refrigerate all bowls until completely set, 4 hours to overnight.
  • Spray a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
  • Remove gelatin from the refrigerator and slice each color into cubes. Transfer cubes to a bowl and gently toss together to mix colors randomly. Tip into the prepared pan.
  • Pour remaining 1 cup cold water into a bowl and sprinkle unflavored gelatin over top; let sit until dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
  • Pour condensed milk into a blender. Add cream, unflavored gelatin mixture, and vanilla; blend until well combined. Pour over gelatin cubes in the cake pan. Use a spatula to evenly distribute milk mixture.
  • Refrigerate until set, 4 hours to overnight.
  • Run a knife along the sides of the cake pan and carefully invert cake onto a plate.
  • Nutrition

    433 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 11g
    • Cholesterol: 14mg
    • Sodium: 169mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 61g
    • Total Sugars: 22g
    • Protein: 9g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 121mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 154mg