Jar Cake 🫙 – The Perfect Sweet to Keep, Gift, or Take with You
Always fragrant breakfasts with a cake that stays soft for weeks (even months!) 😍✨
The jar cake, taken from Tempo di Ricette di Angela, is a brilliant idea for those who love homemade sweets that are always fresh and ready to enjoy. It simply involves baking a soft cake batter directly in glass jars, which will be hermetically sealed as soon as they come out of the oven. Thanks to the heat, a vacuum will be created that will keep it soft and fragrant for a long time. A perfect method for breakfasts, outings, snacks away from home, or even to make original and delightful gifts! 🎁💛
📝 Necessary Material
- Glass jars with straight or tapered mouth, NOT with a narrow opening
- Vacuum-sealed lids
- Oven mitts, pot holders, towels
- Static oven at 180°C
👩🍳 How to Prepare the Jar Cake
- Choose your favorite recipe: a soft and risen cake (like a bundt cake, pound cake, vanilla or cocoa cake, with chocolate chips, citrus fruits, etc.).
- Butter and flour the jars (or brush them with oil and sprinkle with sugar), making sure they are perfectly clean and dry.
- Fill each jar halfway, maximum two-thirds: the batter will rise during baking.
- Arrange the jars on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated static oven at 180°C for about 20 minutes.
- The time depends on the amount of batter, but it is always less than that of a whole cake.
- Meanwhile, prepare the lids and everything needed to handle the hot jars.
- As soon as they are out of the oven, immediately cap the still hot jars with their lids: a vacuum will form during cooling.
- Listen for the “pop” of the lid being sucked in: it's the sign that the vacuum has worked!
✅ Important Tips
- If a jar does not seal, consume it within 1-2 days.
- Store the jars in a cool, dry place: they last up to 3 months.
- Use a tested recipe to avoid surprises the first time.
- Choose jars with a wide bottom to easily extract the whole cake.
💡 Usage Ideas:
- Great to take on picnics or to the office
- Perfect for creating homemade gift baskets
- Ideal for those who love breakfast without rushing to the stove
📸 The image of the dishes is purely indicative and does not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe
