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Bake a Cake in a Jar

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
baking 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 jars
Author Anja | Our Gabled Home
Cost $5

Equipment

  • 1 pastry brush

Ingredients

  • 6 Mason jars, pint size or similar
  • 2 tablespoons oil or melted butter
  • ½ cake recipe

Instructions

  • Make the cake batter according to the recipe.
  • Have clean glass jars ready. Sterilize the lids in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Leave them in the hot water.
  • Remove the rack or baking sheet from the oven. Preheat the oven to 350˚Fahrenheit.
  • With the pastry brush, grease the bottom and sides of the glass jars. NOTE: Do not grease the rim of the glass!
  • Fill the cake batter into the jars about ½ (no more than ⅔) full. Do not put the lids on.
  • Place the jars on the cold baking sheet or oven rack.
  • Bake the cakes for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Method 1: Remove the jars from the oven and carefully place the lids on right away.
  • Method 2: Let the cakes cool down in their jars. Put the lids on. Either process them in a hot water bath for 30 minutes or bake them in a 215˚ Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes.

Notes

  • this method works best with pound cakes, sponge cakes, or cake mixes from the store
  • if you get a good seal, your cakes should last about 6 months, possibly longer
  • if you do not get a good seal, keep the cakes in the refrigerator with the lids on for about 4-6 weeks