Individual Cakes in Jars

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These adorable individual cakes in jars are the perfect dessert because they are quick to mix up and bake while you eat. Top with a rich, chocolate ganache and your family will swoon.

Do you usually make dessert for dinner?  Unless we have guests, I don’t.  But every once in a while it’s nice to surprise my guys with a sweet treat, and these cuties are one of my favorites.

Each person getting their own little cake in a jar…adorable!  The cuteness is lost on the boys, but being the only girl in the house, I am used to that.

They love them because they’re totally delish.

Buttery Cakes

Besides being cute and tasty, what I love about these cakes is that I can mix up the batter and stick them in the oven just as I’m getting dinner on the table.  By the time we’re done cleaning up, I can have them frosted and ready to go.  (And by ‘frosted’ I mean added a scoop of ganache to the jars…no complicated icing techniques here.)

Being a bit of a sentimental, it crosses my mind on occasion that our daily family dinners will be coming to an end one day, so it’s nice to make them special sometimes.

If making dessert keeps them at the table a little longer…I’m in.

I divide the batter evenly between four 8 oz (1/2 pint) canning jars (sometimes called jelly jars or jam jars).  If they rise a little higher than you like (got to have plenty of room for the ganache) just scoop off a bit of the top.

I usually mix up a simple ganache (chocolate and cream), but any variety of icing would be lovely here.  And let me say, sometimes I even skip frosting these and just sprinkle some chocolate chips on top of the cakes while they are still warm.

Sometimes I might add sprinkles because…sprinkles!  These were for my husband’s birthday.  Usually I make him a red velvet cake, but we mixed things up a bit with these cuties this year.

Here’s the recipe for these adorable individual cakes in jars:

Individual Cakes in Jars

March 26, 2018

by Susan

Category Desserts Recipes

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup half-and-half (you can substitute milk or cream)
• Ganache:
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup half-and-half (you can substitute heavy cream or whole milk)

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
2. Add eggs, one at a time
3. Add vanilla
4. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together and add half to mixing bowl
5. Mix until just incorporated
6. Add half-and-half
7. Add remaining flour mixture
8. Spray 4 - 8 oz canning jars with non-stick spray
9. Divide batter between jars (filling each one about 1/2 full)
10. Place jars on baking sheet and bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes, or until cakes spring back when touched
11. For ganache:
12. Heat cream in small saucepan just to a simmer
13. Add chocolate
14. Turn off heat and let sit for about 5 minutes
15. Whisk chocolate and cream until smooth
16. When cakes are done, let them cool for 1-2 minutes before spooning ganache on top
17. (If cakes don't leave room for ganache, you can cut off the tops of cakes to make room)

Tags

baking,

dessert

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Original recipe from Food Network