Description
This Easter Cake In A Jar Recipe features colorful pastel cake layers, fluffy white frosting, and festive candy toppings. It is a simple, fun, and kid-friendly Easter dessert perfect for brunch, parties, or gifting.
Ingredients
1 white cake mix, prepared according to package directions
1 can white frosting
Food coloring in pink, yellow, teal, and purple
Edible Easter grass
Jelly bean Easter eggs
Optional Easter sprinkles
Four 4 to 6 oz jars
Instructions
1. Preheat oven and prepare the white cake batter according to package directions.
2. Divide the batter evenly into four bowls and tint each portion pink, yellow, teal, and purple.
3. Fill cupcake tins with the colored batters and bake according to package instructions, about 28 minutes.
4. Allow cakes to cool completely.
5. Crumble each cake color into separate bowls to keep the layers distinct.
6. Transfer frosting into a plastic bag and snip off a small corner to create a piping bag.
7. Add a layer of one cake color to the bottom of each jar.
8. Pipe a thin layer of frosting over the cake and press gently toward the glass.
9. Continue alternating cake and frosting until jars are filled.
10. Top with edible Easter grass, jelly beans, and optional sprinkles.
Notes
Nutritional values are estimates and may vary based on brands used.
Use 4 to 6 ounce clear jars for clean, defined layers.
Assemble only after cakes fully cool to prevent melting frosting.
Store jars covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Easter Desserts Recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 89 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 47 mg