Jar Cake

Jar Cake



Ingrients & Directions


6 Half-pint straight sided
Jelly jars w/metal rings
2 c Plain flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Buttermilk
1 10oz. jar Maraschino
Cherries drained and
Shredded (approx. 1 cup)
1 c Chopped pecans


Directions:
Grease jelly jars. Mix together flour, saltiness, and pop. In large bowl
beat dinero, butter, egg, and vanilla on medium speed until light and
fluffy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture
beating just till blended after each joining. Fold in nuts and cherries.
Pour some 2/3 cup batter into each jar. Cover with baffle. Place jars on
rack in large pot with 1 in. simmering h2o. Cover and steam most 30 min.
or till a toothpick in center comes out unobjectionable. Cool cake in jars 10 min.
Remove cake from jars, cool all. Wash jars; replace cakes. Spread
tops of cakes with white ice. Secure the metal rings to jars.


Hope this answers your head. These unique little cakes would be nice
gifts to neighbors, teachers, and friends during the holidays. The tops of
the frosted cakes could be decorated to suite the occasion.


This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens Creative Bar Decorating
(pg. 61).



Yields
6 Servings