Okay, I gotta ask........
What is a "CANNED CAKE"????????? ??????

I've heard of Mixes in Jars, but not canned cake?

Oh, wait, my mom used to get brown bread in a can,
is that the same????

Do tell~~~~~~

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Weezie

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done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT....

SEND ANY RECIPE YOU HAVE...

WOULD LLLLLLLLLLLLOVE TO SEE IT!!!

I am soooooooooo glad I asked this question..
These sound like alot of fun!!!!!

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Weezie

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Well we have been eating them for years and no one has even gotten sick from them...but I suppose that if they didn't seal then this would be true, about being unsafe. It does have to be a jar that is marked for freezer/canning. And you can't let them cool before putting the flat and ring on...as it cools it creates a vacuum making it seal. As far as getting them out of the jar in one piece, the jar is greased with shortening before cake batter is placed in, and with one good shake the cake comes out whole. So Weezie if you want I can either post the entire process or put up a few links where you can read more about it. I don't want to ruffle anyones feathers or cause anyone any harm in anyway.

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You won't ruffle my feathers comfrey. I'd love to have the recipe!!!
Christina

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I'd say it was okay to either...

We always like to have the basic info here,
for all to read...
instead of going from site to site..
but still would love to have a recipe or two
for my self and others....

It really does sound like a cute idea..

I have never canned anything because of all
of like Lucy Lou discribes.... I am so scared
I didn't do it right, or it wasn't at the right temp., or something I didn't do right..
but just as the novelity of it, sounds cute for
a party or something...

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Weezie

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Apple Cake in a Jar

Ingredients:
2/3 cup shortening
2-2/3 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup water
3 cups grated apple
2/3 cup raisins
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
8 Each straight-sided wide-mouth pint canning jars with l

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease the insides of 8 straight-sided wide-mouth pint canning jars. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat in well. Add flour alternately with water and mix until smooth. Fold in apples, raisins and nuts.
3. Fill jars 1/2 full of batter, being careful to keep the rims clean. Wipe off any batter that gets on the rims. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, sterilize the lids and rings in boiling water.
4. As soon as cake is done, remove from oven one at a time, wipe rims of jars and put on lid and ring. Jars will seal as cakes cool. Place the jars on the counter and listen for them to "ping" as they seal. If you miss the "ping", wait until they are completely cool and press on the top of the lid. If it doesn't move at all, it's sealed.
5. Unsealed jars should be eaten or kept in refrigerator for up to a week. Sealed jars can be stored with other canned food for up to a year.

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Applesauce Cake in Jars

2/3 c Shortening
2 2/3 c Granulated sugar
4 ea Large eggs
2 c Applesauce
2/3 c Water
3 1/3 c All-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Ground cinnamon
2 ts Ground cloves
2/3 c Nuts; chopped,optional

Sterilize 8 pint wide mouth canning jars, lids and rings by boiling for 10 minutes. Remove the jars and allow to air-dry and cool. Leave the lids and rings in the hot water until ready to use.

Once the jars are cool enough to handle, grease them (use a pastry brush) with shortening (DO NOT use Pam or Baker's Secret); set aside. Cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the applesauce and water; set aside.

In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. Blend dry ingredients into the applesauce mixture.

Fold in the nuts. Pour batter into the jars, filling them about 1/2 full.

Place jars onto a cookie sheet or they'll fall over. Bake in a preheated 325-degree oven for 35-40 minutes or until a pick inserted deep into the center of each cake comes out clean. Remove jars from the oven, one-at-a-time (use HEAVY-DUTY MITTS, the jars ARE HOT!); place a lid, then a ring on top and screw down tightly.

Place jars onto your counter top to cool. You'll know when the jars have sealed, you'll hear a plinking sound. If you missed the sound, test them by pressing down on the lids once the jars have cooled--they shouldn't move at all.

Store jars in a cool, dry place. They should keep for about a year.

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Thanks Angelblossom, Yes I would be interested...I have quite a few more recipes for Canned cakes, and anything that has fruit, like raisins or dates or dried fruit will be a moister cake when opened. Also On like the apple, applesauce cakes...If you have applesauce a spoonful or too ontop of the cake is a nice addition when served.

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Oh wow!! thnks this sound fantastic- I am going to try the first one cherry I believe it was. Lucky for me have have a few jars left. I think that this would abe a perfect gift to send to my kids for Yule!. cool!

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okay My mother gave in a gave me the Pumpkin spice and Pina Colada reciepe(s)for JAR CAKE she's still looking for datenut but said instead of raisens in carrot cake or bread use dates instead with finely chopped walnuts to your likeing...
PUMPKIN SPICE
8 widemouth jars
8 New lids
1 cup raisens
2 cups Unbleached flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cloves
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ginger
4 eggs- whipped
2 cups grandulated sugar
1 cup Margarine -softened
2 cups pumpkin (canned is fine)

Preheat oven at 325
Place a baking sheet into middle rack, remove top rack.
BEFORE starting batter, wash jars, lids and rings in hot soapy water, let dry and cool to room temp.
GENEROUSLY prepare inside of jars with Margarine.
useing a pastry brush helps.
To prepare Batter...
Combine raisens, flour, bakingsoda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger in a mixing bowl.
IN ANOTHER MIXING BOWL... combine
eggs, sugar, margarine,and pumpkin.. mix throughly, and then combine the two bowls..
Divide batter into 8 jars should be slightly less than half full. Carefully wipe of ANY dipping(s) from rims of jars ( using a large spout funnel helps eliminante dipping on rims).
Place jars on baking sheet in the center of the oven.
bake 40 minutes.
When cakes are done remove one at a time from oven and immediately (careful--HOT) place rings and lids and tighten... place jars on cooling rack,, should keep for approx 6 months BUT Periodically Check lids to make sure vacuum still exist... . My mother said she never had a problem with the lids(popping)-(releasing vacuum).. and said as the jars are cooling if it;s quite in the house you can hear the jars as they seal make a slight dull pop sound then you'll know the jars sealed correctly..

Pina Colada

1 Can Pinapple-(20oz) crushed
1 cup Margarine- at room temp.
3&1/2 cups Brown sugar- packed
4 eggs- whipped
1/2 cup RUM (we prefer the spiced Rum) to your preference.(coconut rum is good for this also)
3&1/3 cups unbleached flour
1&1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1cup coconut -shredded
Preheat oven at 325...
BEFORE preparing batter prepare lids, rings as stated in above reciepe..
Generously use shortening, then flour inside of jars.
DRAIN pinapple for 10 minutes, reserving juice.
Puree drained pinapple in a blender.
Measure out 1&1/2 cups puree, adding a little juice if necc to measure out 1&1/2 cups. Set puree aside. Discard remaining juice.
In mixing bowl combine butter, Brownsugar beat untill light and fluffy, beat in eggs and pinapple puree, rum last,-- set aside
in another mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda Gradually add to pinapple mixture 1/3 at a time beating well with each addition. Stir in coconut .
One level cup into each jar. place on cookie sheet in center of oven
Bake 40 Minutes..
Remove one jar at a time place ring/lids immediately.. cool on rack

Zucchini
4 Jars
4 NEW lids

3 eggs-whipped
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup margarine (room temp)
2 cups zucchini - grated
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cloves
Preheat oven 325 .. baking rack in middle of oven, remove top rack and prepare lids and rings as stated above.
Generously prepare inside of jars with margarine.
Prepare Batter: combine flour,salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves.
In another bowl combine eggs, sugar, margarine, and zucchini.beat well. Combine bowls and blend well.
Divide into 4 jars should be slightly less than half full.
Bake 40 minutes
Remove jars one at a time and immediately place rings and lids... cool on rack(s) listen for vacumm seal (Dull popping sound) to assure jars sealed correctly if Not then eat the cake within a week, store in refrigerater if it didn't seal.
Extra reciepe-

Christmas Cinnamon Ornaments
1cup applesause
1 ounce cinnamon
1 ounce grd.cloves
1 ounce grd. nutmeg
1 ounce grd. ginger
cinnamon for cutting board

Combine ingredients to make stiff dough.
Roll out on board dusted with cinnamon.
Cut with cookie cutters of your choice.
Put hole in top for string/ribbon.
Lay flat to dry.
Turn over every 12 hours untill completely dry.

Okay , That's all I've got for now .. Enjoy!!



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I went and looked through my recipes, because your Christmas Cinnamon Ornaments, sounded like one my mom had given me, She uses a bear cookie cutter and these work great hanging in your car as an air freshener or of course on the tree, they smell wonderful!

Cinnamon Bears

3/4 cup smooth Apple sauce
4 oz. cinnamon
1-1/2 T cloves
1 T Nutmeg
2 T White Glue (like elmers)

In a medium bowl, combine cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Mix well. Mix glue into the Apple sauce. Add to dry ingredients, Mix well. Knead for several minutes, until smooth. Roll out dough on a smooth surface to 1/4" thick and cut into shapes or use cookie cutters.

Bake in 250 degree oven until hard. A dehydrator will work to dry them.

I cut paper clips in half and stick them in the dough to make hangers, But you could poke holes in the top before you dry them and hang with a ribbon or string.

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I think I am going to try your ornament recipe, and make special ornaments for everyone. The Cinnamon Bear that my mother made for me is around 10 years old and I can still smell the cinnamon scent, just not as strong as it was to begin with.

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Here is the link to FoodSafety on the risk of botulism.
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/jar_bread.htm

Those are such great sounding recipes!

I, however am a bit lazy...I use the 'moist' cake mixes right from the store. You know the kind! Add an egg or two, some veg. oil, etc., fill the greased jars half full, bake n seal.

Great for camping/hunting/road trips. I have also made cornbreads and 'canned' them. That worked out well too. Just add a lil' veg. oil to the recipe and 'git on down the road!'

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I think this sounds like a really neat idea! I would like to try this! Did you have good luck with these Angelblossom?

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Angelblossom,
Do you happen to know how many jars the Pina Colada recipe will fill?

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Most of the canned cake recipes fills 4-6 jars. One important thing to remember when doing this is to not fill the jars more then 2/3 full, and take one out of the oven at a time and wipe clean the jar rim and quickly place your flat and ring on, before it cools off. Almost any cake or bread recipe will work, but if you want it to not be dry tasting...use recipes that have some sort of fruit like raisins, carrots & dates. Oh one more thing...The jars have to be freezer type wide mouth jars.

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Fruitcake In A Jar

2 2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
2 cup fruit; (see note)
3 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 ts ground cloves
1 ts cinnamon
1 ts baking powder
2 ts baking soda
1 ts salt
2/3 cup raisins or nuts

Use wide mouth pint size canning jars, do not use mayonnaise jars, etc. Be
sure to sterilize the jars, and tops according to manufacturer's directions.
Grease the inside but not the rim of the jars.
To make batter: dredge the raisins and/or nuts in some of the flour. Cream together the sugar and shortening.
Beat in the eggs and water. Add the fruit. Sift together the flour,
cloves, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the batter, if desired, add raisins and/or nuts and mix.
Note - the two cups of fruit is up to you. You can use any mixture of
fruit that you like but no more than two cups. Two cups grated apple+- 1 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/2 cup pineapple, 2 cups shredded carrots, mashed bananas,etc.

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Gingerbread Baked in Jars

· 2 1/4 c Flour (all-purpose)
· 3/4 c Sugar
· 1 ts Baking soda
· 1/2 ts Baking powder
· 1/4 ts Salt
· 2 ts Ginger (ground)
· 1 ts Cinnamon (ground)
· 1/2 ts Cloves (ground)
· 3/4 c Margarine (softened)
· 3/4 c Water
· 1/2 c Molasses
Preheat oven to 325-degrees (NO higher).

Sterilize 5 (12 oz) Ball Quilted Crystal (#14400-81400) jam/jelly canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them for 15 minutes. Remove the jars from the water and allow them to air-dry on your counter top; leave the lids and rings in the hot water until you're ready to use them.

Once the jars are cool enough to handle, use a pastry brush to grease them with shortening (DO NOT use butter, margarine, PAM or Baker's Secret); set aside.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in margarine, water and molasses until well blended. Divide batter among the 5 jars (they should be about 1/2 full). Place jars onto a cookie sheet or they'll tip over.

Bake in preheated 325-degree oven for 35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Move the jars around in the oven while they're baking, so they'll bake evenly.

Have your HOT lids ready. Using HEAVY-DUTY MITTS (the jars ARE HOT!) Take one jar at a time from the oven and place a lid on, then the ring. Tightly screw on lids--do it FAST because the lid gets REAL hot! Allow jars to cool on your countertop.

Once the jars are cool, decorate with round pieces of cloth. Unscrew the ring (the lid should be sealed by now) and place a few cotton balls or a wad of batting on top of the lid (makes it poof-y on top), then a piece of cloth (about 3" larger than the lid) on top and screw the ring back on.

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They all sound excellent! I will have to try making some of these!

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