Cupcake In A Jar

The cupcake phenomenon just won't end. Now this sweet treat has been reinvented in a novel way... a cupcake in a jar! Perfect for cute take-home wedding favors.

Row 1: Eat Drink Pretty, Cakies

Row 2: The Beehive Cottage, Bangerang Bake Shop

Row 3: The Cupcake Blog, Bangerang Bake Shop

Row 4: Bangerang Bake Shop, Real Simple

Here is the DIY recipe as posted by My Cakies:

Ingredients:

- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 1/2 cups sugar

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1 tsp salt

- *2 1/4 tsp cocoa powder

- *1 1/2 cup canola oil

- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature

- 2 large eggs, room temperature

- 2 tbsp red food coloring

- 1 tsp white distilled vinegar

- *2 tsp vanilla extract

for the cream cheese frosting:

- 1 pound cream cheese, softened

- 2 sticks butter, softened

- *2 tsps vanilla extract

- 4 cups sifted powdered sugar

Step 1: Prepare batter and fill each cupcake pan 2/3 full. Bake in a moderate oven for approximately 17 minutes.Take out of oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

Step 2: Once cooled, cut each cupcake in half. Place the bottom half in the bottom of each jar.

Step 3: Put a layer of frosting.

Step 4: Take the top of the cupcake and place it onto of the frosting. Flatten the top part of the cupcake inside the jar to make it flat (ish).

Step 5: Beautifully frost the top of the cupcake.

Step 6: Cover with lids and package to your individual style.