"Cakes in jars... What can u tell us? I looked into them a few months ago but wasnt sure if theyre safe?"
I won't post recipes at this stage, but I did respond with the following answer to her enquiry & thought I should share the information here also for future reference for people :)
Cakes in jars are very safe so long as you make them in a hygienic fashion & with a decent quality jar. All the usual obvious things apply such as washing your hands well,giving the inside of the jar a good clean & air drying it overnight before loading it with ingredients, etc. I have done the dry ingredients ones many times over the years & actually did some as part of an unofficial RS activity a few years ago too.
They can essentially be done with any recipe that is one where you just dump all dry ingredients together, then add wet ingredients. It rules out your more involved cakes that have extra steps, but really... if being given a cake in a jar, quick to make & still fabulous tasting is better right?
There are also variations for doing cookies in jars (chic chip can be great for this) and also bread in jars. The same method applies to each of them.
As for cupcakes in jars such as Geo was describing - ones that are baked in jars, they are so quick & easy & fun to do. Any cake recipe that makes great cupcakes will work. Baby food jars or very small jars are brilliant for this.
Instead of using a cupcake/muffin tin, line your pre-washed & dried jars on a baking tray. Half fill them with cake mix & bake as per usual. They should rise to 2/3 of the way up the jar while baking. Once the cupcakes are baked, let them cool on the counter as you normally would, just keeping in mind it will take longer than normal because the jars have to cool also.
Once they are cooled, frost as per usual, but keeping the frosting below the edge of the jar. Then place the lid on top, tie with a gorgeous ribbon with a spoon attached & voila... one gorgeous cupcake in a jar ready to eat!
They can essentially be done with any recipe that is one where you just dump all dry ingredients together, then add wet ingredients. It rules out your more involved cakes that have extra steps, but really... if being given a cake in a jar, quick to make & still fabulous tasting is better right?
There are also variations for doing cookies in jars (chic chip can be great for this) and also bread in jars. The same method applies to each of them.
As for cupcakes in jars such as Geo was describing - ones that are baked in jars, they are so quick & easy & fun to do. Any cake recipe that makes great cupcakes will work. Baby food jars or very small jars are brilliant for this.
Instead of using a cupcake/muffin tin, line your pre-washed & dried jars on a baking tray. Half fill them with cake mix & bake as per usual. They should rise to 2/3 of the way up the jar while baking. Once the cupcakes are baked, let them cool on the counter as you normally would, just keeping in mind it will take longer than normal because the jars have to cool also.
Once they are cooled, frost as per usual, but keeping the frosting below the edge of the jar. Then place the lid on top, tie with a gorgeous ribbon with a spoon attached & voila... one gorgeous cupcake in a jar ready to eat!
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