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Cakes In a Jar



What could be easier then a cake in a jar?
Already baked and ready to serve!

Suggestion 1 Suggestion 2
  1. cake in a jar
  2. decorations; ribbon, bows, twine, 
  3. recipe card
  4. decorative jars
  5. oven gloves
  6. apron
  7. hot pad
  8. cake server
  9.  Ball 12-oz Quilted Crystal Canning Jars (#14400-81400).
  1. decorations
  2. glue gun
  3. basket
  4. recipe card
  5. decorative jar or tin
  6. cake in a jar
  7. pretty serving platter
  8. cake pan
  9. a cake knife
  10. They're Ball 12-oz Quilted Crystal Canning Jars (#14400-81400).

Instructions

Make the cakes and you can add the recipe if you want on how you did this or not if you want to keep it to yourself.
Print or type instructions on a recipe card, punch a hole in the top of the card and thread the Christmas ribbon, or Christmas twine through and tie around neck of jar. Place lid on and make sure it's very tight, place Made by: label on top jar and sign your name. 
Place all articles inside basket or Christmas box.
Decorate the basket there is two ways you can do this
1. Take Christmas ribbon and wrap the handle of the basket with it. Place a dot of hot glue at one end and keep wrapping the ribbon around the handle, until you reach the other end of the handle, and place another dot of hot glue to secure ribbon. Put a big bow either in the middle of the handle or where the handle starts on the side of the basket.
2. After placing all the articles in the basket, completely cover the basket with Christmas cellophane, gather together at the top, tie with Christmas twine and place a big bow.
Both are very pretty.

If using a Christmas box, make sure it's a pretty one with a lid, and tie a wide ribbon around it and a big bow in the middle.
You can mix and match from both suggestions.
Cake In a Jar 1
Banana Bread in a Jar
  • 2 2/3  cups white sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups mashed, ripe bananas
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)

In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening with electric mixer. Add eggs and mix well. Next, add buttermilk and vanilla and mix well. Place dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix well. Add creamed ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well. Gently stir in mashed bananas and nuts. Prepare seven one-pint wide-mouth canning jars with vegetable shortening. Place one cup of batter in each jar; do not use more than one cup or batter will overflow and jar will not seal. Place jars evenly spaced on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Working quickly, wipe rim, place lid and ring on jar and secure. Jars will seal quickly. Repeat with remaining jars. When ready to serve, bread will slide out.

 
Cake in a Jar 2  
Pumpkin Spice Cake in Jars
  • 1 cup seedless raisins
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup salad oil
  • 1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin

Preheat oven to 325-degrees.
Brush the inside of 8 (1 pint, straight-sided) Kerr or Ball Quilted Crystal (12 oz, straight-sided) canning jars with shortening (DO NOT use Pam); set aside. The 1 pint jars are shorter but bigger around than the decorative 12 oz jars, use either one. Sterilize the jars, lids & rings first. Coarsely chop the raisins & walnuts; set aside. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon & ginger in a large bowl. Add raisins & walnuts; toss to lightly combine. In another large bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick & yellow (2-3 minutes). Gradually beat in the sugar until thick & light. At low speed, beat in the oil & pumpkin; blend well. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until well blended. Divide among the 8 canning jars (should be slightly less than 1/2 full).
Wipe the sides of the jars off (inside/ outside) in case you slop or it'll burn. Place jars on a cookie sheet or they'll tip over.
Bake in preheated 325-degree oven for about 40 minutes or until a long pick inserted into the center (deep) of the cakes comes out clean. When the cakes test done, remove the jars, one-by-one & immediately place a lid & ring on & screw down tightly. Make sure to use HEAVY-DUTY hot pads because the jars are VERY hot. Place on the counter to cool. You'll hear a "plinking" sound when they have sealed. Keep the lids & rings in the hot water until you're ready to use them; you want the gaskets hot so that the jars will seal. To sterilize the jars, lids & rings, boil them for 10 minutes.

 

 
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