{"id":7254,"date":"2015-06-23T21:34:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prettygreentea.com\/?p=7254"},"modified":"2017-04-09T20:13:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:13:27","slug":"gluten-free-funfetti-cake-jar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prettygreentea.com\/2015\/06\/gluten-free-funfetti-cake-jar","title":{"rendered":"Gluten free funfetti cake in a jar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GlutenFreeFunfettiCakeJar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At the start of the week I decided I wanted to make a cake. I was keen to try something new and spent ages trying to figure out if I could stick a Kilner jar in the oven. In the end I decided against it, I didn’t want to end up with an oven filled with glass. I decided to play it safe and put together a traditional cake in a jar<\/em><\/strong>. You know, the kind people make when they want to use up left over cake.<\/p>\n

I was inspired to get creative with a jar by the folk over at Thinkmoney. They challenged 15 bloggers to create something pretty with food and a\u00a0jam jar. I have lots of jam jars, coffee jars, candle pots and Kilner jars knocking about the house. I love to up-cycle things and you can often find me using them to store my make-up brushes or\u00a0other food items (granola, icing sugar etc). I’d never actually used a jar for serving up food so this was a very fun evening.<\/p>\n

\"Cake<\/a><\/p>\n

Let’s get straight into it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found this recipe in my own book, it’s one I wrote down years ago so I’m not quite sure where it came from. This makes a small, square cake. So if you’re planning to use this to make a large cake instead of a jar cake then I suggested you double the ingredients.<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n

110g gluten free flour (you can use any you wish)<\/em>
\n 110g sugar<\/em>
\n 110g butter (you can use a dairy free alternative)<\/em>
\n 2 eggs<\/em>
\n Splash of vanilla extract<\/em>
\n Sprinkles<\/em>
\n Pinch of salt<\/em>
\n Splash of milk<\/em><\/p>\n

For the icing:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

100g butter
\n350\/400g icing sugar
\nVanilla\/Rose\/Peppermint extract – I went with peppermint
\nSplash of milk<\/p>\n

\"funfetti<\/a><\/p>\n

Method:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

– Heat the oven to 150\/170
\n– Grease your baking tin
\n– Beat together the butter, sugar and then the eggs
\n– Slowly add the flour and pinch of salt
\n– Fold the sprinkles into your mixture
\n– Pop the mixture into a tin (I used a square tray bake) and slide it into the oven for around 20\/25 minutes
\n– Once it’s ready take it out and leave it to cool before removing it from the tin
\n– Chop the cake up into little squares<\/p>\n

Now it’s time for the icing!<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Scoop your butter into a large bowl
\n– Beat with an electric or hand whisk
\n– Start adding the icing sugar a little at a time
\n– If the mixture becomes too stiff then add a splash of milk
\n– Separate into two bowls and add your desired colours – you could save on washing and just use one<\/p>\n

Let’s get it all into the jar – I used this style!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Cake<\/a><\/p>\n

– Scoop a blob into the bottom of your jar
\n– Cover with sprinkles
\n– Add some cake
\n– Alternate the icing and add cover with sprinkles
\n– You get the idea<\/p>\n

\"GlutenFreeFunfettiCakeJar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As always, you\u00a0don’t have to follow this step by step, just go and have fun!<\/p>\n

Check out the Jam J-art<\/a> website from ThinkMoney for many more fantastic ideas.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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