Raspberry Lemonade Cake in a Jar

I love, love, love ANYTHING in a canning jar!  There is just something about canning jars that feels homey and nostalgic.  Don'tcha think? 
When I started seeing the "Cakes in a Jar" and "Pies in a Jar" a while back, I knew I would be making some!
I finally got around to trying it for my Daughters 21's birthday party and it was so simple and fun!  I absolutely love the presentation! 

Here's a little tutorial for ya:  
I used the recipe for her favorite cake, Raspberry Lemonade Cake.  You can find that recipe Here
We LOVE this cake!  
I didn't make any changes to the recipe other than baking it in the jars, so here we go :) 

I used wide mouth 1/2 pint canning jars.  They seemed a better choice for a serving size of cake than the bigger pint jars.  

 I sprayed the inside with  a little cooking spray and filled them a little over half full.  Bake at 350 for about 22 minutes.  Test with a toothpick to be sure. 

Here they are all baked up.  Looking good! 

Poke your holes and spoon your Pink Lemonade/Jello mixture over the top....  mmmmmmm   Be sure to use  a toothpick and pull the cake away from the edges a little to make sure some of your jello mixture seeps down the sides.  Having it in the jars lets you see all the ooey gooey goodness.

Let cool completely and then use your favorite frosting.
I'm not really a fan of super sugary, whipped fat frostings, LOL... so I like to take an 8oz block of LIGHT cream cheese, softened,  a tub of LIGHT cool whip and a few tablespoons (to taste) of powdered sugar and make a little lighter frosting.  Now, Whip it...I say Whip it....Whip it good! (and sing that song the rest of the day :) )   Add a little dollop to the top of each cake and top with some lemon zest.  You could add some fresh raspberries, too, but I forgot them.   Walla!

Beautiful Raspberry Lemonade Cake in a jar :)  

Again, I definitely plan to make more of these using some of my other favorite cake recipes.... I'm thinking Caramel Apple Cake for fall..... mmmmmmmmm!

Thanks for joining me today!

Kim

Lets make a Mini Album!

Hello !

Well, today Spring finally visited for a few hours… it was so cold this morning, but the sky was clear and blue…. And that makes me SO HAPPY!    It was nice and warm this afternoon, that is if you were standing directly in the sunshine!  Move out of the direct sun and it was brrrrrrrr.  But it was so nice to see the sun, if only for a day….  Now it’s back to rain for a few more days.  :(  I know, I know… it keeps Oregon Green.

Today I want to share a Mini Album that I’ve started.  I’ll share the pages as I complete them, but you’ll have to bear with me...  Prom season has arrived and I will have to work the next few Saturdays, so this could take some time :)  (Then Mothers Day… then Graduation and Grad Night….. “Deep Breaths”)

 So here we go.....I’ve cut out all my “Pages”, which are envelopes from the “Sentimentals” cart.  Love , love, love this cart! Sooo many cute cuts on here!

I then made a plain a rectangle shape to fit on the inside as extra “pages”.    I cut these out of chipboard (My chipboard came from “Bug Junkie”)

I cut 6 envelope pages and 5 inserts… All my envelopes were cut with heavy, patterned card stock so I didn’t feel there was any need for chipboard in these.   I’ve cut patterned paper or CS to fit all the chipboard insert pieces, too,  but I haven’t glued anything down just yet.  I learned from experience to wait until I'm all finished with the whole page before I add glue!  :)  So let’s get decorating!! 

This is my cover…..

I cut the frame from chipboard and another piece from this pretty, sparkly paper…I THINK this frame was cut from Cindy Loo, but I’ll have to check that. 

I’m not sure what else I want to do with the cover yet, so I’m just going to leave it alone for a while. 

Here are the first inside pages.  

I cut the paisley shape from Cindy Loo out of chipboard, then another layer of CS.  I used my hot glue gun to adhere it down just along the bottom edge so it will hold this little file folder. Finished it off with little flower Bling..  :)

I added another frame from Cindy Loo to the next page… A little bit of tulle, a button and a little yellow paper flower finishes it off nicely, eh?   Simple, but cute!

This little file folder is from Tags Bags Boxes & More... isn't it  so cute?!  A brad and a piece of ribbon hold it closed.

That’s as far as I got for now…. One page at a time.....  Next up:

Oh..  and here’s the cake from last night’s class……ummmmm can we pretend that the purple stars on top are blue.. and while we’re at it can we pretend that they are little round dots and not stars.. that way they can be blue bubbles… Cuz that’s the look I was going for .

 

It’s OK… but of course I can see a LOT of room for improvement!  Definitely not ready for Cake Boss! 

Thanks for stopping by :) !!

Kim

Waiting on Spring ~ and a Carrot Cake

Welcome back!  So glad you stopped back by to see what I've been up to :)
I've been putting the finishing touches on my "Let it Bloom" blocks today, working on a wreath for the front door, and baking my cakes for my cake decorating class tonight.  I have No idea what I'm going to do with all these cakes~  More on that later :)
So did you noticed this set of "Let it Bloom" blocks in one of the pictures from the other day?....  I didn't mention them because they weren't finished :)  Today, I added some cute little paper flowers to them and tied them together with some ribbon...

                         Ta Da!   I'm soooo dreaming of Spring!!!  Sooooo tired of this rain!
These blocks are so fun and easy to make.  I can see many more sets of these in the future.   As with the "spring" blocks, I just cut a 2x4 into the sizes I wanted... if you need the details just let me know :)   I used Lyrical Letters for the font again... I Love all the choices on that cart! 

 Now Just trying  to decide......  Here?                     or         Here?   :)
The flowers behind it are Cherry Blossom sprays that I picked up at M's on sale last week... Pretty Pretty!
Don't they just look so Happy and Springy!!  Love them!

So tonight is my 2nd cake decorating class!    Our "Homework" from last week was to practice making the the ButterCream icing and practicing with our star tip..... But of course... I wanted to really decorate something... so I made a Carrot Cake and wanted to put these cute little carrots on top :)
Do NOT zoom in on this picture or you'll see how the icing slipped!  LOL... that's what microwaving the frosting a tad to soften it up will do!  I just COULD NOT bring myself to frost that whole cake with Buttercream Icing!  After mixing in a cup of shortning!!!   Bllleck!!!!  so I used some that I had on hand.... yes yes I know.. it's probably just as bad, but I didn't see it, OK :)  

Not crazy about the Star border..... and it got a little smashed... but Hey!  This was my first time in many years of putting a border on a cake!   But I'm lovin' the carrots  :)
I have NO idea what we are going to do with all these cakes, though!!!   Hunny told me he's "Never been crazy about Carrot Cake"... How did I not know that after 22 year of marriage???   Cake anyone?

Here's tonights project... ready for class... :)

I'll let you know how it goes!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Kim