Bottom Crumb Layer:

1/4 c. butter (1 1/2 cubes, soften at room temperature)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
1 1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. brown sugar

Cream brown sugar with butter in small bowl. Add flour and nuts. bake in 350 degree oven in 13x9 inch cake pan for 13 minutes.

Middle Layer:

1 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon Jell-O
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
12 oz. pkg (tub) Cool Whip or other cream
1 c. hot water
3/4 c. sugar

In large bowl, whip the cream (if Cool Whip, just fold). In another bowl, dissolve Jell-O in hot water and cool to room temperature. In small bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Whip together in large bowl with Cool Whip the cream cheese, sugar and cooled Jell-O. Pour mixture onto cooled crumbs. Chill at least 2 hours before pouring cooled Jell-O (third step).

Third Step - Pour cooled Jell-O:

1 (3 oz.) box any flavor Jell-O (cherry or strawberry) (or 2 boxes)
1 c. hot water (or 2 c.)

Dissolve Jell-O and cool at room temperature. After cooled and middle layer has set, pour Jell-O on top of middle layer and chill until firm.

At Christmas make two cakes: One red and one green topping.