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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Cake in a Jar Gift

My gran invited us over for dinner tomorrow night, so instead of buying the usual flowers or chocolates, I made this cute little cake in a jar gift:
It's a jar that we had left over from our wedding favours (I still have a few of these left).  I have this 5 minute chocolate cake recipe that I love, so that's what's inside the bottle - I layered the dry ingredients, and she'll just have to add the wet ingredients.
I decorated the bottle with a rose and some leaves (also what I've kept from the wrapping of a wedding gift we received):
I printed the recipe instructions on plain paper, cut it out, coloured the edges with an ink pad, and stuck it onto patterned card stock, which I cut out with fancy scissors:
And tied it to the jar with a ribbon from my scrap ribbon stash:
Cute, huh?! :D

And for those who want this quick and easy single serving microwave chocolate cake recipe, here it is:
4 tbs cake flour
4 tbs sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder
1 egg
3tbs milk
3tbs oil
Mix well and microwave for 3 minutes on high.

YUM!! :)

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12 comments:

  1. Well, it's Junkdog Again..I am going to make these for neighbor gifts to put in their Christmas Basket! Have never seen a single serving recipe before...Love it!
    Thanks,
    Denise

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  2. What lucky neighbours, hehe! Thanx for visiting, and i'm your new follower too! :)

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  3. Terrific!! What a great idea!! We used similar bottles for our friendraiser this year. We filled them with jelly beans and gave them to our guests!!
    Maria

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  4. Thnx Maria! Yep, these little gifts can be used for pretty much ANY occasion! :)

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  5. Very cute! What a nice gift! Love the little flower on the top too

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  6. Thanks so much for linking up to This Week's Cravings. I am also hosting a 12 Days of Christmas Goodies, so make sure you come back every day in December and link up a Christmas Goodie!

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/search/label/12%20DAYS%20OF%20CHRISTMAS%20GOODIES

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  7. How cute! Love that its a single serving. Its nice to be able to have a little treat without having to make something that would take a week to eat. And that little jar is so sweet! :>

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  8. Tnx Tina and Karen for stopping by! :)
    Karen - i KNOW! This little cake is perfect for when you have a serious chocolatey or cakey craving late at night. :)

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  9. This is such a great, easy idea!!! Thanks for linking up to Fancy This Fridays @ Truly Lovely!!! Hope to see you again!!

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  10. What a great idea! I am sure she loved the cake too!
    ~Kimberlee
    www.TheSpunkyDiva.com

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  11. Amazing idea's for me, this little cake is perfect for when you have a serious chocolaty cake at night....I am sure that she loved the cake too..:)
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