Cake baked in jars question

"strawberry_shortcake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

The USDA does not recommend keeping this for very long. You might want to
put all kinda dry ingredients in a jar for them to bake up - brownies might
be better.
Below is from our rec.food.preserving FAQ:
Edrena

A.2.9 Canning Cake and Quick Breads - Don't Do It!

Canned breads and cakes are not recommended for home cooks or canning;
choose cake or bread recipes that you can freeze. Many cake and quick bread
recipes contain very little or no acid and thus have the potential for
supporting the growth of hazardous bacteria, such as Clostridium botulinum,
if they are present inside the closed jar. C. botulinum causes an often
fatal food borne illness, called botulism. Given that many of these bread
and cake recipes have been shown to be low in acid, the major barriers to
prevent microbial growth are limited to: (1) the dryness of the product and
(2) the lack of oxygen inside the closed jar (because of vacuum seals).
Recipe variations such as the addition of fruit, zucchini, liquids, etc. all
contribute to available water for microorganisms to use. In addition, lack
of oxygen alone does not prevent the growth of all harmful bacteria. The
vacuum seals do not remove all oxygen, so some would still be available to
the bacteria which do need it.

Source: Cooperative Extension Service, The University Of Georgia College of
Family and Consumer Sciences and the College of Aquiculture and
Environmental Sciences Cooperating
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/uga/uga_can_breads.pdf

"strawberry_shortcake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

One question: would you enjoy a gift like this?

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"strawberry_shortcake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

One question: would you enjoy a gift like this?

I did this one year for all my friends that camp and friend that don't bake.
They thought they were wonderful. I made brownies, gingerbread and a
maraschino cherry cake. The kids and I tested them at home. I used wide
mouth jars. I took a long enough knife and cut the cake in quarters. Then
pulled each quarter out and we ate them. Delicious.

Lynne

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Quoted message said:

I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

You don't eat it. You smile and politely accept the jar from the person
offering it. When you get home, you carve out the cake, throw it away, and
use the jar for other purposes.

strawberry_shortcake said:

I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

I would be afraid of baking in a jar. I know they can stand high
temps, but with the expansion of the batter...I just think that's a
scary idea

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strawberry_shortcake said:

I have heard of and recently found recipes to bake cake in a jar (canning
jar) I had no experience with this, and I am wondering just how does one
eat the cake? Do you eat it right out of the jar or what?
Thanks for any info.

I would be afraid of baking in a jar. I know they can stand high
temps, but with the expansion of the batter...I just think that's a
scary idea

I had always assumed and still think that the jars are just for holding the
ingredients. Individuals who mix it up in the jar and bake it are just really
taking it too far. It is like mixing up your brownies in the box and baking
them. Least that is my opinion and you won't sway me on that..

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Laura

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