You may be saying Cake in a jar? Why? But I say, Cake in a jar, why not?

I thought Hubby might have thought I'd gone bonkers when I decided to make cake in a jar after spotting it on Babble over the weekend.  My daughter Lacey had been pestering to make cake for days on end, so I thought this would be a novel way to entertain her.

Early Sunday morning I started raiding the fridge for perfectly shaped & sized half-empty jars, and then started soaking them ready for a bit of baking fun.

After the jars were soaked, cleaned and dried, we whipped up a batch of Donna Hay's patty cakes {recipe below}. We then divided them into batches. In the first batch we tossed in some broken up Lindt caramel milk chocolate and then filled the jar two-thirds full.

Whilst this one was made for Hubby, I did have a taste-test and I can assure you after topping with some icing it's deliciously delectable. The perfect mix of golden on the outside, and soft & just cooked in the middle.

For Lacey's little creation we wanted to go a little more colourful, so it was rainbow all the way. We separated the batter into 5 small bowls and coloured them each green, yellow, red, blue {with sparkles} and purple.

Donna Hay Patty Cakes

1 1/2 cups SR flour
2/3 cup caster sugar
155g butter, at room temperature
3 eggs lightly beaten
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

♥ Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.

♥ To make cake in a jar, create your fillings and place into the jar until two-thirds full. Place in an oven at 160 degrees celcius and watch carefully. I knew our cakes were ready once they were golden on the outside and risen to the top. Be careful not to overfill or it will spill. If it does, simply scoop out a little and put icing on top.

♥ Eat with a spoon & a smile on your face.

Image and recipe from fatmumslim.com.au

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