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Cake In A Jar 07

Cake In A Jar 07 is a cakes recipe made with Baking Powder, Sugar, Baking Soda, Salt, and Applesauce. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp
• 3 1/3 cup
• 2 tsp
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 3 1/3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Grease 8 WIDE-MOUTH pint canning jars with melted shortening.

2. 2

   Use a brush and avoid getting grease on the jar rims.

3. 3

   Cream shortening and sugar.

4. 4

   Beat in eggs and applesauce.

5. 5

   Sift together the dry ingredients and blend them into the applesauce mixture.

6. 6

   Add the raisins and nuts and divide the batter evenly between 8 widemouth pint jars.

7. 7

   The jars will be more than half full.

8. 8

   Bake open jars about 60 minutes in an oven at 325 degrees.

9. 9

   When done, quickly remove one hot jar at a time and clean its sealing edge.

10. 10

    Immediately apply and firmly tighten a two-piece wide-mouth canning lid.

11. 11

    The lid will form a vacuum seal as the jar cools.