Fresh strawberries, delicious white cake, and a layer of cream cheese filling – baked and prepared in individual cups. This Strawberry Cake in a Jar is both tasty and beautiful!
Here are a few more strawberry desserts we think you’ll love – Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies, Strawberry Cream Puffs, and Strawberry Pretzel Squares.
There is one dessert I’ve been making since college that gets rave reviews each time I make it – Easy Strawberry Cake.
This cake starts with a simple white cake mix, but it gets layered with a homemade cream cheese frosting, a sweet strawberry glaze, and is topped off with fresh strawberries. It is not only delicious, but it also is so simple to make!
Today I want to show you a pretty way to serve up that strawberry cake for holiday parties, a Mother’s Day brunch, baby showers, birthday parties, and more! We made just a few adjustments to the recipe and it is absolutely delicious!
How to Bake a Cake in a Jar
Fresh strawberries, delicious white cake, and a layer of cream cheese filling – baked and prepared in individual cups. This Strawberry Cake in a Jar is both tasty and beautiful!
This recipe will make about 18 1/2 pint Mason Jars with a bit of filling leftover.
INGREDIENTS –
- 1 box of white cake mix + ingredients listed on the back of the box
- 8 oz. of cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz cool whip
- strawberry glaze
- 2-3 cups of fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1/2 pint Mason jars
RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS –
MAKE A CAKE – Preheat the oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix the ingredients of the box cake mix according to package directions. Using a large ice cream scoop, fill the bottoms of each Mason Jar with a little less than 1/4 cup of batter. Try not to get any batter on the sides of the jar so it looks prettier once baked.
BAKE + COOL – Place the jars on a cookie sheet/ pan, then bake for 20 minutes, or until cake is cooked through, then let cool completely. You’ll notice that your cakes will form domes on the top, but you won’t be able to tell from the outside of the jar once all the frosting is on.
ADD THE FROSTING – In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and cool whip. Using a clean ice cream scoop, add the cream cheese filling on top of your baked cakes, then use the backside of a spoon to spread evenly and cover the entire top of the cake. (Try not to get any cream cheese frosting on the top part of the jar!)
ADD THE GLAZE – Add a spoonful of strawberry glaze on top and spread it evenly over the cream cheese frosting.
ADD THE STRAWBERRY – Finally, add a slice or 2 of fresh strawberries on top of the glaze and you’re good to go!
TIPS – The only trick when putting the top layer in was not to overfill. I wanted just enough so it was totally full, but not spilling over when I put the canning lid on.
STORE – With the lids on, store these cakes in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. The cream cheese frosting should not be stored at room temperature.
These are so fun for pretty much any celebration!
- Bake a Funfetti birthday cake in a jar and top with colorful vanilla frosting and sprinkles.
- Tie coordinating ribbons and trims around the jars for your next bridal or baby shower.
- Add some cute labels with each guest’s name.
- Make a variety of cakes and label the flavor of cakes on the outside of the jar.
- Chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache and chocolate chips would be a delicious version, too!
- Accommodate guests with a restrictive diet by having their cake in a jar specially made and ready to go.
MORE MASON JAR IDEAS –
Cake in a Jar Recipe
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Strawberry Cake in a Jar
Ingredients
- 1 box of white cake mix , + ingredients listed on the back of the box
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz cool whip
- strawberry glaze
- 2-3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1/2 pint Mason jars
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Mix the ingredients of the white cake mix according to package directions. Using a large ice cream scoop, fill the bottoms of each Mason Jar with a little less than 1/4 cup of batter. Try not to get any batter on the sides of the jar so it looks prettier once baked.
- Place the jars on a cookie sheet, then bake for 20 minutes, or until cake is cooked through, then let cool completely. You'll notice that your cakes will form domes on the top, but you won't be able to tell from the outside of the jar once all the frosting is on.
- In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and cool whip. Using a clean ice cream scoop, add the cream cheese filling on top of your baked cakes, then use the backside of a spoon to spread evenly and cover the entire tops of the cake. (Try not to get any cream cheese frosting on the top part of the jar!)
- Add a spoonful of strawberry glaze on top and spread it evenly over the cream cheese frosting. Finally, add a slice or 2 of fresh strawberries on top of the glaze and you're good to go! The only trick when putting the top layer in was not to overfill. I wanted just enough so it was totally full, but not spilling over when I put the canning lid on.
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Where did you get the jar from?
Another quick question (sorry, lol) Do you bake these in the jar???
How do I make the cake? Do I use just a white cake mix? Or how you did it, which I don’t really understand..Is it a mix of different cakes?
How long of a shelf life do these little guys have?
I want to send these as a Mother’s Day gift and only would be in the mail one business day.
Hi! These actually need to be refrigerated. I would only leave them out of the fridge for four hours or so because of the dairy in it. I would say they would last 2-3 days in the fridge. Hope that helps. 🙂
These are adorable!!
It looks so enticing! Will be trying this!!