This is such a sweet gift idea! Our vanilla cupcakes in a jar make a fantastic treat. Hand tied with a ribbon and a 'thank you' note, these cupcakes in a jar will be sure to bring a smile to anyone's face.
First make the cake. Preheat the oven to 190ºc/170ºc fan/Gas 5. Grease and line a square 20cm/8 inch tin.
Step 2:
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and then bake for 25 minutes. To test if it's baked, insert a skewer to the middle, if it comes out clean it means it's ready. If not, just keep baking until it is.
Step 3:
When the cake is cooked allow it to cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 4:
To make your buttercream, mix together in a clean dry bowl the icing sugar. butter, milk and vanilla bean paste.
Step 5:
When you are ready to make the cupcake jars. Cut circles from your cooled cake with the cutter and then divide into quarters. They will easily fit through the neck of the jar to be reassembled within.
Step 6:
Once the cake layer is in the jar, add a table spoon of jam and then pipe the buttercream on top of that. Top with another layer of cake, then jam and then buttercream. Finally add the lid of the jar and tie a ribbon around the jar neck.
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For The Cake
150gButter (unsalted)
150gSilver Spoon Caster Sugar
150gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
3Eggs (medium)
1 tspBaking powder
2 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For The Buttercream
115gUnsalted butter (softened)
125gSilver Spoon Icing sugar
1 tbspMilk
1 tbspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
For the Middle
2 tbspRaspberry jam
Utensils
2x Glass jars with lids
20cm 8in cake tin
Ribbon
Nutritional Information
per 332g
1573calEnergy
93gFat
57gof which Saturates
168gCarbohydrates
132gof which Sugars
12gProtein
1.1gSalt
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