Angel Food Cakes in a Jar
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With summer coming up I know we’ll be going to a lot of picnics and parties. For many years I would bring cakes or pies but then I had to carry them in my cake carrier, bring a sharp knife, and a server. It was a lot when I was going to a picnic, especially if we were outside. With Mother’s Day being today I wanted to make something easy but also something that was fresh and delicious.
Nowadays I’ve been making individual desserts. It’s so much easier to stack cakes, cupcakes, or parfaits in jars and take them to a picnic or party. They are easy to transport and everyone can have their own serving. This year I’m planning on making individual angel food cakes in a jar.
These are a great dessert for a party or picnic because they are so easy! You can buy all ready made ingredients to put in the jars or if you have time you can make the ingredients yourself. I usually make the angel food cake from a box mix, then buy whipped cream, and I use lemon curd that I’ve canned. Lemon curd is super easy to make but if you don’t have time simply buy yourself a jar!
Each recipe will make 6 half pint jars. The jars are layered with angel food cake rounds, whipped cream, lemon curd, and fresh fruit. I enjoy making them with blueberries and cherries but I’ve also made them with kiwi, peaches, and strawberries. It’s really up to you! For Mother’s Day I made 12 jars and it took just over 20 minutes which is much faster then it takes for me to make a typical cake. My mom loves angel food cake and fresh fruit so this was a great dessert for her!
So if you are looking for a delicious individual dessert this summer, you might want to give this one a try!
Angel Food Cakes in Jars
Ingredients
- 1 angel food cake cut into 2 layers
- 2 c. whipped cream
- 1 c. lemon curd
- 2 c. fresh fruit sliced or cut (my favorites are strawberries and blueberries)
- 6 half pint jars
Instructions
- Using a round biscuit cutter, cut 6 circles out of each layer of angel food cake. Set aside.
- Place the whipped cream in a piping bag with a star tip or in a zip top baggie. Cut the end off of the bag if using and set aside.
- Place the lemon curd in a zip top baggie. Cut off the end and set aside.
- To assemble the cakes, place one cake round in the bottom of each jar. Pipe whipped cream, about 1/2 inch thick, on top of each cake.
- Pipe 1/2 inch of lemon curd filling on top of the whipped cream then sprinkle with fresh fruit.
- Gently put another cake round on top of the fruit in each jar. Pipe 1/2 inch whipped cream on top of each cake.
- Finish the cakes by filling the remainder of the jars with the fresh fruit.
Notes
Angel food cake is probably my favorite cake. They look beautiful in their jars!
Perfect picnic food 🙂
I love that these are so pretty and versatile! The jars really make them perfect for toting around, too.
Such a great idea for dessert! I love that they are so easily customizable.
This is such an incredible idea! I can’t wait to use this for our next picnic!
Love this idea, Heather! Makes them so easy to transport!
I cannot WAIT to trythese for a family picnic. Thanks for sharing!
Adorable, like individual little trifles. Happy Mother’s Day
It’s that time of year when portable desserts do come in handy! Yum!
Not only do these look delicious, but they also are perfect like you say for the road trip or summer picnic.
This is the cutest idea ever! I love these little “trifles” in jars! YUM!
Thanks! It just makes them super easy to take places all summer long!
Such a wonderful, light dessert! Perfect for Mother’s Day and all summer long!
Such a fun, fun way to have dessert. Love it!
Desserts in jars are fun, love these!!
I know it’s Mother’s Day but this made me think of my dad. He loved angel food cake and would have really enjoyed these little cakes.