* This is something fun I found online from another military wife to send to my husband while he is deployed and thought that I would pass it along to anyone else who is looking for little "pick me ups" to send to there significant others while they are serving our country. It's a nice little surprise for them to have when they open that care package. *
You will need: -Ball Mason Jars (get as many as you plan on sending) with the seals and lids. Make sure to purchase the wide mouthed jars. It makes the release of the cake a lot easier for the guys. :)
-Ingredients to make his favorite cake or if you prefer Boxed cake mix
-Cooking spray
-Bubble wrap
-Icing (Be sure to leave the icing sealed and un-opened, as it will spoil.)
-Sprinkles or any other toppings that you would like to send.
-Plastic forks, knives and napkins.
Directions:-Pre-heat oven to 325.
-In a small pot, bring around 2-3 cups of water to a boil.
-Place jar seals in boiling water (as you would if you were canning veggies/jams) and allow to boil while you prepare the cake. This prepares them to vacuum seal the jar.
-Prepare your cake mix as instructed per the box or in your homemade recipe.
-THOROUGHLY grease the inside of the glass jars. It will seem as if you've added too much, but this is important to keep the cake from sticking and to retain its moisture during the trip overseas.
-Pour cake batter into jars until halfway full. Do not fill over this amount, as the cake will rise.
-Place jars on baking sheet and bake in pre-heated oven, thirty minutes, or until a toothpick removes clean when inserted.
-Carefully remove the baking sheet with the jars after baking is completed.
-With tongs, remove the seals from boiling water and place atop jars. Screw the lids around until tight.
-Wait to hear the POP! sound. When the lids pop they have appropriately sealed. Be sure that they pop! If they don't, the cake will spoil.
-Send instructions to your man to listen for a pop when he opens the jar. If it does not pop when he opens it, he shouldn't eat it, as it may have spoiled. Tell him to shake the jar until the cake falls out, cut it into slices for he and the others in his unit, and open/spread the icing and sprinkles on top! :) Voila!
-Please remind him to throw the icing away, unless they have a way to keep it cool, as it must be refrigerated after opening! :)
-In a small pot, bring around 2-3 cups of water to a boil.
-Place jar seals in boiling water (as you would if you were canning veggies/jams) and allow to boil while you prepare the cake. This prepares them to vacuum seal the jar.
-Prepare your cake mix as instructed per the box or in your homemade recipe.
-THOROUGHLY grease the inside of the glass jars. It will seem as if you've added too much, but this is important to keep the cake from sticking and to retain its moisture during the trip overseas.
-Pour cake batter into jars until halfway full. Do not fill over this amount, as the cake will rise.
-Place jars on baking sheet and bake in pre-heated oven, thirty minutes, or until a toothpick removes clean when inserted.
-Carefully remove the baking sheet with the jars after baking is completed.
-With tongs, remove the seals from boiling water and place atop jars. Screw the lids around until tight.
-Wait to hear the POP! sound. When the lids pop they have appropriately sealed. Be sure that they pop! If they don't, the cake will spoil.
-Send instructions to your man to listen for a pop when he opens the jar. If it does not pop when he opens it, he shouldn't eat it, as it may have spoiled. Tell him to shake the jar until the cake falls out, cut it into slices for he and the others in his unit, and open/spread the icing and sprinkles on top! :) Voila!
-Please remind him to throw the icing away, unless they have a way to keep it cool, as it must be refrigerated after opening! :)
Pretty cool bff! I was thinking, this is a cool way fr parents to send a bday cake to thier kids in college too! Because lets me honest, not all college aged kids can bake hahahaha I hope it turns out for chris. xoxoxoxo
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