The weather has been so nice here in Orange County lately that I have been contemplating having a nice picnic outside for a while now. I have been envisioning a nice Sunday afternoon spent outside enjoying nature, away from Television, Computers, iPhone....just relaxing outside. Hearing the birds chirp and stuff like that.
I saw a recipe for
Strawberry Layer Cake and it just seemed like the perfect inspiration for my Spring picnic. I am not an advanced picnic planner or anything, but I do know that a cake is not that portable.
Stubbornness took over and I came up with the idea of making mini layered desserts with the cake in jars. Seemed like the perfect answer because there is no way Brian and I alone could eat a whole cake. I ended up with enough little jars to give to people and freeze a few for a rainy day!
Ingredients for Dessert in a Jar:
Large Plastic Ziplock Bag or Piping Bag
1 pint Strawberries, cleaned and sliced, stems removed
1. Make the cake as directed. Let cool completely. Find the appropriate size round cookie cutter to fit the bottom of the jar and cut out the cake to fit. You will only need one of this size per jar. Then find a slightly bigger size cookie cutter to fit higher up in the jar and cut out one of this size for each jar.
2. Once you have cut out all your cake pieces, place a small one in the bottom
of each of your jars.
3. Pour all your frosting into your plastic bag (or piping bag) and push it all to one corner in the bottom of the bag. Do not zip the top closed there will be too much air inside.
Twist the top of the bag gently and pipe a little frosting on top of each cake round.
4. Arrange a layer of sliced strawberries over the first layer of frosting.
Top with the second (larger) cake round.
5. Pipe another layer of frosting.
6. Top with sliced strawberries.
You are done! Aren't they cute?! Stay tuned for a Pie version!
