Canada Day

Ok, so Canada Day is July 1st, its comparable to the fourth of July. Parades, fireworks, the whole shebang! I just found this recipe and I would absolutely LOVE to make it and have it at a BBQ. I think people would be just SO impressed with it!

Here's the recipe!


Canadian Flag "Cake"

Prep: 15 min
Ready In: 4 hr 30 min
Serves: 12

Ingredients
1 pkg. (298 g) pound cake, cut into 10 slices
2 cups boiling water
2 pkg. (85 g each) JELL-O Strawberry Jelly Powder
3 cups ice cubes
3 cups sliced fresh strawberries, divided
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Directions

1 LINE bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cake slices; set aside.


2 STIR boiling water into combined dry jelly powders in large bowl at least 2 min. until jelly powder is completely dissolved. Add ice cubes; stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Stir in 1 cup of the strawberries. Spoon over cake slices. Refrigerate 15 min. Cover evenly with the whipped topping.


3 REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until jelly is firm. Arrange remaining 2 cups strawberries over whipped topping to resemble the Canadian flag. Store in refrigerator.

Variation
You can also quick-set the jelly using frozen sliced strawberries. Dissolve the jelly powders in boiling water as directed. Stir in 1 cup each frozen strawberries and ice cubes. Stir 3 to 5 min. or until thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Continue as directed, decorating with 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries.

Make Ahead
Using a toothpick, trace a maple leaf pattern on top of dessert. Place a strawberry slice on each leaf point, then fill in the leaf with remaining strawberries.

Nutritional Info
Serving Size = 1/12 th cake (183 g)

Calories 210
Total fat 7 g
Saturated fat 3.5 g
Cholesterol 15 mg
Sodium 160 mg
Carbohydrate 31 g
Dietary fibre 1.2 g
Protein 3 g
Vitamin A 2 %DV
Vitamin C 40 %DV
Calcium 2 %DV
Iron 4 %DV

Heck, even if you don't do the Canadian Flag with the strawberries, it's still a yummy dessert! :)