Strawberry Cake in a Jar

mini mason jars filled with strawberry cake

4.80 from 5 votes

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!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked goods, cakes, cupcakes, fruit

Servings: jars of cake

Calories: 226kcal

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.

Notes

This recipe will make about 20 1/2 pint Mason Jars with a bit of filling and strawberry left.

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