Amaretto Cake In A Jar Recipe 45

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the surface. Drizzle with the Amaretto Glaze, insuring that some of the glaze fills the holes. Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
• To make Amaretto Glaze: Sift the confectioners' sugar, and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smooth. You may add more amaretto as needed.

AMARETTO CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line bottoms of 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a bowl, whisk flour and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk sour cream, milk and amaretto until blended. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla and salt until creamy. Beat in enough confectioners' sugar, alternately with amaretto, to reach desired consistency. Reserve 2/3 cup frosting for piping., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Pipe reserved frosting around bottom edge of cake. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, using almonds for petals and M&M's for the centers. Pipe designs on frosting with melted chocolate as desired.

AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Sprinkle evenly with almonds to coat pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, pudding, amaretto, water, oil, and almond extract and mix together well.
• Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven, and while cake is still warm and in the pan poke holes in the bottom and pour the Amaretto glaze into the holes and bottom of the cake.
• Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours (the longer the better!) before removing from the pan.
• To Make Amaretto Glaze: Combine the confectioners sugar and Amaretto.
• Blend until smooth.
• You can add more Amaretto as needed.

SIMPLE AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Grease and flour one 9" or 10" bundt pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 6 tsp.
• of the amaretto, and blend together well.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and while it is still warm, poke holes in the bottom and pour the amaretto icing into the holes and over the bottom of the cake.
• Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours before removing from the pan.
• To make Amaretto Icing: Sift the confectioner's sugar and combine it with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto.
• Blend until smooth.
• You can add more amaretto as needed.
• Makes 1- 9 or 10 inch bundt cake.

CHOCOLATE CAKE IN A JAR

Steps:

• Special Equipment: 10 (8-ounce) Ball jars
• Make the Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 10 jars on a cookie sheet pan, evenly spaced out.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar and eggs and mix until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, cocoa, baking soda, and salt and mix. Add half of the flour; then half of the sour cream, and mix. Repeat with the remaining flour and sour cream. Drizzle in the coffee and mix until smooth. (The batter will be thin.)
• Pour the batter into the jars, filling a little more than half way and bake until the tops almost firm to the touch, about 25 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the Frosting: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; then add the brown sugar and 2 tablespoons water and stir until the sugar is dissolved, for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and beat in the powdered sugar adding 1 or 2 tablespoons more water so that the frosting is fairly liquid and can slide down the sides of the cake in the jar.
• While the cake is still warm, sprinkle the top with pecans and pour the brown sugar icing over to cover and soak in. Let cool then screw on jar lids and keep at room temperature until ready to eat.

AMARETTO CAKE IN A JAR RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Place cake mix and pudding mix in large bowl. Blend with a whisk. Add eggs, oil, water, and Amaretto and mix with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Grease 6 one pint wide-mouthed canning jars. Pour scant 1 cup batter into each jar, wiping excess batter from rims. Place jars on a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes at 325 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Wipe rims and place hot sterilized seals and rings on hot jars. Keep in refrigerator for prolonged storage.

APPLE CAKE IN A JAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease twelve 1/2-pint wide-mouth canning jars with a paper towel dipped in shortening.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and baking soda into a large bowl. Using the electric mixer and a medium mixing bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar on low speed, then increase to medium speed to mix well. While the mixer is running, add the eggs, one at a time. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the apple sauce. With a large spoon, stir in the sifted flour mixture and the walnuts. Pour the batter into a measuring cup with a spout; pour the batter neatly into the greased jars. Fill the jars halfway full. Place the filled jars on the sheet tray and bake on the center rack of the oven for 45 minutes. When done, the top of the cake will spring back when pressed with a finger, and the sides will have come away from the jar.
• Remove from oven and let cool 10 to 15 minutes. Cake will still be warm, but not hot. Place a circle of waxed paper on top of the jar and seal with the jar lid. Pack carefully so as not to break the glass

LITTLE AMARETTO LOAF CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour four 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans., In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, water, amaretto, oil and melted butter until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in almonds., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugar, water and butter in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in amaretto., Remove cakes from oven; cool in pans on a wire rack 5 minutes. Pour glaze over cakes while in pans; let stand until glaze is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Remove cakes from pans. Store cooled cakes, covered, in refrigerator.