Apple Cake in a Jar

Answer to the question about storage

amarieda19 - July 22, 2008 08:24:39 AM PST

I recently made some chocolate cakes in a jar to send to my dad for his 50th. They made the trip just fine, and I made them probably 2 weeks before his birthday. They should be fine stored outside the fridge for 3-6 months...some recipes say 1 year. Once opened, store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

This looks like a tasty recipe and is definitely worth a try!

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Wait,,,there

Paradistoou - July 23, 2008 04:57:36 AM PST

Wonderful recipe...
Great flavor , one I had never tried.
My mother had baked these "jar bread" recipes
for years. As a matter of fact, I never knew where she found it and was not sure anyone knew of these. She was in Management for Wal-Mart for 20 years and as if that was not enough to run a person ragged she constantly baked and cooked to take to the groups of people there. I understood her passion after I got a little older. It was just something she loved.. To give. Cooking was a 'healer' for her.. and has now become so for me.
If anything is wrong..divorce, scandal, illness in the family, problems.... bake!!!
She always expressed that if they returned the jars she would fill them with something again. lol
She passed in 2006 however, this is one recipe I have always enjoyed making with her and giving in gift baskets to teachers, co-workers, and friends.
You can also do Banana Nut Bread and the older pound cakes as well. There is actually no limit as long as it is one of the "older" recipes I have found, for moisture.
(Of course , here in Arkansas we always heated ours just a touch, after removing from jar and slicing, in the mucrowave and add a dallop of butter.))
They are perfect for older couples and anybody in general who doesnt want to have an entire cake around and perfect with morning coffee or when someone just happens to stop by.
Dressing up the jars is always fun. My son has never given one of these in a gift basket for Christmas that we did not receive calls over afterward raving about them.
Things have become so commercial these days
that we seem to have lost something really important as was present in the years passed.
As far as being safe ...this is a preserved product that is cooked in the oven, heated and sealed. Sealed when they are hot just as canning...As none of ours have lasted for really long periods, i have never had to refrigirate one? We used wide mouth pint jars and have eaten them as much as 5 to 6 months later. The moisture is still there until the seal was broken? Never made them to'save' per say. Usually a Holiday thing.
As far as getting them out of the jar., take a butter knife and run around between the cake and the jar and 'pop' it right out. We always sprayed our jars prior to cooking with pam with flour. '' lightly'' since it is small it doesnt take much. just a shot in the bottom actually.
Great Recipe.....and the returns you get not only in taste but from presentation are really a pleasure.

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Sounds like a great idea, but...

rlewis95350 - July 23, 2007 07:51:13 PM PST

Confusion exists between keeping in refrigerator or storing for future use. Should they alway be stored in the refrigerator, or is this true only after the jars are open? Would like some clarification before making these cakes.

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Stores well

mojoalabama - July 22, 2008 09:30:46 AM PST

I made some of these for Christmas and had a couple of jars left over on the counter and opened one up in June and it was very tasty. So, they keep very well. Special note - not all brands of canning jars are created equal. I bought some cheap ones from Big Lots (grapes on the side) and they did not release as well as the Ball Mason jars. They have slightly less of an angle on them. I had to use a knife around the edges and then they would slide out. The Ball Mason jars - give them a tap on the bottom and the bread will break free and slide around in the jar. I also used a cinnamon/sugar mixture on the inside of the jar after spraying with Pam - very good.

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size

D. Sitto - July 23, 2008 05:50:40 AM PST

what size jars are you using?

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