TOO COOL: Cake in a jar Care package

[Lurk]

Bakers out there could use this idea for military Care packages or to send some love to a lonely college freshman who misses home cooking. It's the little things in life that make it worth living.

http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2013/07/...are-package-cake-in-a-jar.html?ESRC=family.nl

 

[garyt27]

That's cool cake baby.

 

[Bay_Kat]

I am so going to do those, my husband will love them. They would make great Christmas gifts also.

 

[GWguy]

I'm intrigued. Multi-layered with different flavors, inject fillings, bake right in the glass jar like you were canning.

Neat idea.

 

[sm8]

I liked the comment about baking them in baby food jars so it is like a cup cake and can be shared. That would also work good for birthdays and can decorate the jars.

 

[Bay_Kat]

I liked the comment about baking them in baby food jars so it is like a cup cake and can be shared. That would also work good for birthdays and can decorate the jars.

I showed this to my daughter and she said that she was reading about the baby food jar cups cakes. I think it's a neat idea, I just never knew you could bake the jars. Thought I knew a lot about baking, but guess there is always something new to learn.

 

[BOP]

I'm intrigued. Multi-layered with different flavors, inject fillings, bake right in the glass jar like you were canning.

Neat idea.

You know what arugala is, now you're talking about baking and canning. Dude:

 

[GWguy]

You know what arugala is, now you're talking about baking and canning. Dude:

Would you prefer to see pics of my butt crack as I work on the kitchen sink while shouting for the slave girl to get me a beer?

 

[DoWhat]

Would you prefer to see pics of my butt crack as I work on the kitchen sink while shouting for the slave girl to get me a beer?

You got a slave girl?
Lucky guy.

 

[Lurk]

You got a slave girl?
Lucky guy.

That was never mentioned in MY retirement paperwork.

 

[Loper]

Bakers out there could use this idea for military Care packages or to send some love to a lonely college freshman who misses home cooking. It's the little things in life that make it worth living.

http://spousebuzz.com/blog/2013/07/...are-package-cake-in-a-jar.html?ESRC=family.nl

this is awesome!!! I am going to try it this weekend and send to my nephew!

 

[BOP]

Would you prefer to see pics of my butt crack as I work on the kitchen sink while shouting for the slave girl to get me a beer?

Only if she's in the picture.

 

[RareBreed]

I'm going to try to make this but there seems to be a debate in the Comments section about whether or not to let the cake cool first before putting the lid on. People are saying that if you put the lid on while still hot/warm, it is a breeding ground for mold. What say you?

 

[withrespect]

OMG I want to make these!!!

 

[GWguy]

I'm going to try to make this but there seems to be a debate in the Comments section about whether or not to let the cake cool first before putting the lid on. People are saying that if you put the lid on while still hot/warm, it is a breeding ground for mold. What say you?

Just like regular canning, you put the lid on while hot. At that point it's sterile (well, as sterile as it will get at 350*) and as it cools creates a vacuum that seals it from outside contaminants.

If you wait until it's cool, it can become more contaminated.

Experiment. Try it both ways and see which one lasts longer on the shelf.

 

[Lurk]

OMG I want to make these!!! View attachment 97860

It might be something you could accomplish without cutting your finger or bumping your head or something. Just don't drop the glass jars when they're hot. Makes it hard to eat the cake.

 

[withrespect]

It might be something you could accomplish without cutting your finger or bumping your head or something. Just don't drop the glass jars when they're hot. Makes it hard to eat the cake.

Mean to me.

 

[Lurk]

Mean to me.

Only because you're so darned teasable (or is that tea sable)?.

 

[GWguy]

Just made my first batch. Used chocolate and yellow cake mixes, some just one color, some marbled. Pretty straight forward.

Seemed to get done much quicker than the 30 minutes they called for, but the stick-test came up dry, so I hope they are done.

One box of cake mix makes about 5 one-pint mason jars.

The only 'caution' is to make sure the rim of the glass is clean before you put the seal lid on, otherwise it won't seal properly.

Waiting for the cooling 'lid pop' now.

So now I'm thinking..... jarred bread? Like canned bread only in glass?

 

[SoMDGirl42]

Just made my first batch. Used chocolate and yellow cake mixes, some just one color, some marbled. Pretty straight forward.

Seemed to get done much quicker than the 30 minutes they called for, but the stick-test came up dry, so I hope they are done.

One box of cake mix makes about 5 one-pint mason jars.

The only 'caution' is to make sure the rim of the glass is clean before you put the seal lid on, otherwise it won't seal properly.

Waiting for the cooling 'lid pop' now.

So now I'm thinking..... jarred bread? Like canned bread only in glass?

I now know why you never dated after your divorce, you're gay aren't ya?

It's ok. It's legal now, you can come out of the closet.

You know I'm just kidding. It's a good thing when a man knows his way around the kitchen, the yard, the tool belt and doesn't mind doing any of it. Atta boy.