Triple Orange Layer Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 angel food cake
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges
2 (3 ounce) packages orange gelatin
1 quart Orange sherbet, softened
12 ounces whipped topping

Preparation

Cut the cake into bite sized pieces.
Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 1 cup juice. Reserve 5 orange slices for garnish. Cut the remaining slices into bite sized pieces.
Place reserved juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat. Add gelatin mix and stir until the gelatin mix is dissolved.
Combine gelatin mixture and sherbet in a large bowl. Stir until sherbet is melted. Fold in whipped topping.
Layer cake pieces, orange pieces and sherbet mixture one half at a time in a glass serving dish.
Chill, covered, for 6 to 8 hours. Top with reserved orange slices.