Sherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
1/2 c. sherry
1/2 c. sugar
1 envelope gelatin
1/3 c. milk
4 egg whites
1/2 pt. heavy whipping cream
1 c. sugar
1 small angel food cake

Preparation

Beat egg yolks well.
Add sherry and 1/2 cup sugar.
Cook in double boiler until like custard.
Soak gelatin in milk and stir into hot custard.
Let cool.
Whip egg whites stiff.
Whip 1/2 pint cream into 1 cup sugar.
Fold into custard.
Crumble cake and place a layer of crumbs in bottom of a greased spring pan, alternating layers of cake and custard.
Let stand in refrigerator 12 hours.
Turn out and ice with 1/2 pint whipped cream.