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Easter Cake in a Jar

A charming and colorful dessert that's perfect for Easter celebrations, featuring layers of cake and frosting in a neat jar, topped with jellybeans.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 jars
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Easter
Calories: 350
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients
  • 1 box White Cake Mix Make batter per package directions
  • 1 can White Frosting
  • 4 oz. Food Coloring Pink, yellow, teal, and purple
  • 4 Jars 4-6 oz.
  • Optional Easter Sprinkles As desired for decoration
Decoration Ingredients
  • Edible Easter Grass
  • Jelly Bean Easter Eggs

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Divide the cake batter into 4 small bowls and color each bowl of batter a different color.
  2. Scoop the batter into cupcake tins. The batter will make 4 cupcakes of each color. Bake the cupcakes according to the package directions.
  3. Let the cupcakes cool and crumble them into bowls, making sure to keep the colors separate.
  4. Put the frosting into a plastic bag and cut a corner off to use for a piping bag.
Assembly
  1. Put a little scoop of purple cake into a jar then pipe a thin layer of frosting over that.
  2. Add another color of cake and put on another layer of frosting. Repeat with the other two colors, ending with frosting at the top edge of the jar.
  3. Make sure the layers of frosting touch the edges of the jar for visibility.
  4. Repeat step for the other 3 jars.
Decoration
  1. Decorate the tops of each jar with a little edible grass and a few jellybean eggs or use Easter sprinkles instead.

Notes

Serve these jars chilled or at room temperature. For a soft, just-baked texture, allow them to sit at room temp for 20-30 minutes before serving.