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Red, White, and Blue Cake– In a Jar
We here at Babble have created all sorts of cake in a jars, but this one is custom-made for the Memorial Day weekend. Cakes in jars are a great way to pull together simple, portable desserts for picnics and parties. No worries about how to transport a big box of cupcakes to a potluck without mussing the icing. Just toss your cakes in jars in a bag, or back of the car, or picnic basket, and you’ll have a treat that arrives at it’s destination just as nicely as it looks sitting on your kitchen countertop.
While many cakes can be baked in jars, this one is baked in a large pan then crumbled into place in mason jars, thus allowing the final product to look as bright, colorful, and perfectly layered as the photo you see above.
Red, White, and Blue Cake-In-A-Jar
- 1 white cake mix
- 1 tub vanilla frosting
- red and blue food coloring
Mix cake mix according to package directions. Separate 1 1/2 cups of the cake mix into a separate bowl. Tint on of the bowls bright red and one bright blue with your food coloring. Pour each batter into it’s own greased 8″ round pan and bake according to package directions. Cool cakes completely.
To assemble jars, crumble cake into large pieces. Fill the bottom 1/3 of the jar with blue cake. Top with a thin layer of frosting. Add a layer of crumbled red cake on top of that, then finish off your jars with a final layer of frosting. Add sprinkles, if desired.
Twist caps onto the top of your jars. Store at room temperature for up to 24 hours, and in the fridge for up to three days. Because you aren’t sealing the cakes into the jars, this treat is best when not mailed via snail mail.
Makes 3 medium-sized cakes-in-jars (shown in picture) or 6 small, cupcake-sized cakes-in-jars.
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Patriotic Foods | Oopsey Daisy commented on Jun 04 11 at 5:59 pmAlison commented on May 30 11 at 6:49 pmWhat a darling idea! I just featured this idea on my blog today with a roundup of red, white and blue foods. Here is the link:
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-memorial-day-my-friends-many.html
Have a Happy Memorial Day!
~Alison
Christina commented on Jun 30 11 at 10:26 amCan I make these in clear plastic cups?
I have a Girl Scout troop and I think they will love this
It is a dessert that my youngest girls could do w little bit of help from the older scouts
Tea commented on Jul 22 11 at 3:44 pmNobody else has answered this but no you could NOT make these in plastic cups. the plastic would melt in the oven. Glass is heat safe.
Kathleen commented on Aug 08 11 at 10:38 pmI think she could assemble them in clear plastic cups, because you bake the cake in round cake pans.
Pam commented on Dec 11 11 at 6:19 pmHow do you seal the jar lids so they would not spoil?
Amy commented on Feb 26 12 at 3:54 pmI made this last summer. I found that I was having a hard time getting the red cake as red as I would like, even with a ton of food coloring. I came up with a great solution-add a packet of cherry (or other “red flavored”) kool-aid mix. Voila-the perfect American flag red! Also, we made ours as a big, layered cake with berries on top.
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