I love carrot pudding at Christmastime! It is moist and delicious. A couple of years ago, I stumbled across this recipe for apple cake in a jar. It resembles carrot pudding in consistency and is so delicious! The first time I made these moist little cakes, they didn't last but a few months. This time, I made several batches and am hoping they last through the winter! They are fairly easy. The only recommendation I have is to grease and flour your jars instead of using a non-stick spray.
Bottled Apple Cake
2/3 C. soft butter
2 2/3 C. sugar
4 eggs
2/3 C. water
3 1/2 C. grated apples
2/3 C. raisins (optional)
2/3 C. nuts (optional)
Combine above ingredients and add:
3 C. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Make sure to use wide mouth pint jars!! Grease and flour 7 or 8 pints. Fill 2/3 full. Bake in preheated oven at 325* for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, wipe rims, and place a lid that has been heated (according to directions on package) on each jar. Tighten rings. Place on towel and listen for the harmonious popping sounds emitted. Leave them for 24 hours before putting them away. Store in a dark cool place (not in the fridge). If one fails to seal, indulge!
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I think they would be perfect heated with warm lemon or rum sauce drizzled over them!
They are also great with a little Carmel sauce drizzled on them. I found a jar of this way back on my canning shelf the other day. It was 8 years old!. I opened it to throw it away and it was still moist and still smelled great. I still threw it away but it made me want to make some more which led me to your site. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. That sounds amazing! I've been focusing on school and hardly made any time for my blog, but I'm ready to try some new things and update this blog. I'm glad you made this and found the recipe here! Happy cooking!
DeleteI would have ate it.
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DeleteThese sound delicious! I want to try them but my main goal this time is to send to my daughter via mail for her birthday. It's for my first child living out of state and it's her first birthday since moving. Do these need to be refrigerated? Do you think I could mail them 2-day delivery? I found a snickerdoodle jar recipe that says to store at room temperature. Advice please!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry Sheryl, I don't know why I don't receive notifications that someone has asked a question or posted a comment. I was looking today and found this comment. I think you could mail them for sure! They don't have to be kept in the refrigerator once the jars are sealed. I store them with my other canned items in a dark cool storage room for a year. So sorry I didn't see this and it took me so long to reply!! Maybe you could send them in time for the holidays or for her next birthday! I hope your adventure goes well! All the best!
DeleteCould I use ape pie filling instead?
ReplyDeleteI imagine you could try it. I haven't ever attempted that, but if you have, let me know how it turned out! Thanks!
DeleteCan you use wide mouth quarts?
ReplyDeleteYes, use wide mouth jars or you'll be spooning it out ;)
DeleteGrumbelly
DeleteThis sounds delicious. Can hardly wait to try these. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow long will these stay good like a year or what?
ReplyDeleteI've seen other recipes that state that it will keep for at least 1 year.
DeleteThis would be my first time baking in a Mason jar, because I definitely would try this deliciousness. Thanks for sharing such straightforward recipe.
ReplyDeleteI canned sweet breads many years ago and had no problems with eating them. However, the current view of doing this is there is the danger of botulism. So I don’t do it anymore.
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