Oh! You Cook!

Thin circles of carbs enrobing a filling of sweet spiced carbs.   Yum-o!  That's pretty much the description of the mock apple pie. But trust me ... it tastes oh so much better than that sounds.

Have you ever looked at magazine ads from the 50s and 60s?  Jello was very cool back then.   Especially when served as a ring mold.  If something could be chopped and stuffed into a ring mold, jello was poured around it.  Check out a few ads from that era:

Nothing says California like prunes:


Nothing was safe from the indignity of the ring mold:


Lime Jello was like totally far out, man!


Actually, this one didn't look so bad.  It had everything I wanted in a retro dessert  -- fruit, lime jello and easy.  Especially the easy part.

Can something called Creamsicle Cake, made with Just. Two. Ingredients be easy, delicious and company-worthy?  Oh yeah, babe-ee!