There are a couple popular techniques that can elevate simple dessert into something extra special. One trick is putting sweets on a stick.. cookies, cake pops, rice krispies treats and even mini pies somehow are much cuter on a stick! And it seems the same can be said of putting special treats in a jar… it can turn a simple cupcake, for example, into an extra adorable treat, perfect to take on a picnic, give as a party favor, or as a sweet thank you to a teacher, co-worker or friend.
I’ve been seeing lots of beautiful treats in jars… cheesecake in a jar, cupcakes in a jar and even homemade cake mix in a jar. Everything it seems, looks better in a jar!
So, I recently headed to Wal-Mart and bought myself a case of 1/2 pint canning jars. Then I whipped up a batch of our household favorite… Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.
I baked the cupcakes as I normally would, using cupcake liners in a regular sized muffin pan. Then, after the cupcakes were baked and cooled, I removed the liners and cut the cupcakes in half (horizontally). I placed a half cupcake in the bottom of a jar, piped a swirl of frosting, added another half cupcake, more icing, a third slice of cupcake and a final swirl of icing. So each jar contains 1 and 1/2 cupcakes. I would suggest being slightly stingy on the icing, or the amount of icing may overpower the cupcakes, but it comes down to personal preference too!
Make someone’s day with a special treat in a jar!
I’m adding this post to Tidy Mom’s- I’m lovin it Friday post.
Very fun and stylish.
I've never seen that before. I guess to make any dessert, the thing is to do individual servings. These are adorable. Plus you get way more frosting per cupcake – and I like that!
ooooo my goodness! Need to try!
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this is so cute, I'm sooo making my own version of this, thanks for the idea!
Sooooo adorable. I'm just going to have to give these a try! Thanks for sharing your fun idea!
WHAT A FABULOUS IDEA, GLORY & IT'S BEAUTIFUL, FUN & PLAYFUL! ALSO, I LOVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES AND IDEAS…I REALLY LOVE THE RAINBOW OF JELLO TOO; I CAN'T DO NOR HAVE THE TIME TO DO THEM BUT SURELY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING! YOU ARE ONE OF MY INSPIRATION. I LOVE, LOVE ALL YOUR WORK! 🙂 THANK YOU!
Beth of Sacramento 🙂
Love, Love, Love! I hope you will bake a red velvet cake and share the recipe and photos with us.
Soo cute!!! What a great idea! Thank you!
I make these too! I use a sheet pan to bake the cake and then a 2 1/2 inch round cutter to cut out the perfect layers. I've made Pina Colada by adding some rum flavoring to the frosting as well as a layer of crushed pineapple. Another good one is Dreamsicle where you pour dissolved orange jello over warm orange cake and layer with vanilla frosting. BTW, the cake cuts easier if you refrigerate it first :o)
A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! What is it about putting something in a cute little package that we love? What a fun treat that can travel to someone's house without getting damaged too!