Instructions

  1. Cut the cake into bite sized pieces.
  2. Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 1 cup juice. Reserve 5 orange slices for garnish. Cut the remaining slices into bite sized pieces.
  3. 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.
  4. Combine gelatin mixture and sherbet in a large bowl. Stir until sherbet is melted. Fold in whipped topping.
  5. Layer cake pieces, orange pieces and sherbet mixture one half at a time in a glass serving dish.
  6. Chill, covered, for 6 to 8 hours. Top with reserved orange slices.