Mason Jar Rainbow Cake Recipe
Make rainbow cupcakes in a jar. This rainbow cupcake recipe has a couple easy tricks to make these colorful mason jar rainbow cakes.
Wouldn’t it be fun to serve these Rainbow Cupcakes for a fun St Patrick’s Day dessert? We made this rainbow in a jar St Patrick’s Day treat from a boxed cake mix to celebrate a day when we all wish to be Irish. I have always had so much fun with St. Patricks Day, from giving my son green milk to sticking clovers in my girl’s hair. I never wish to pass a chance to have some fun even if all the kids are grown. And this Mason Jar Rainbow Cupcake looks like a rainbow in a jar, what fun right?
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What you need for mason jar rainbow cakes:
Ingredients:
- Box of White Cake Mix plus ingredients to make the cake
- Food Colors
- White Frosting
Equipment Needed
- Mixing Bowls
- 8- 8 ounce Mason jars
- 9 X 13 pan
- Cake Tester, optional
- St Patricks Day Toppers
- St Patrick’s Day Sprinkle Mix
How to make rainbow cupcakes in a jar:
Instructions:
Once the cupcakes are cool, frost the tops and decorate with St. Paddy’s Day Cupcake Toppers and/or green sprinkles. These Rainbow Cupcakes really take the cake. (pun intended).
This Rainbow in a jar was a fun little challenge and so delicious. And your could use a variety of colors. Wouldn’t it be fun to make white red cupcakes for Valentines Day or Christmas?
Other St Patrick’s Day Recipes and Fun:
- Leprechaun Poo with baggie Toppers
- Over 25 of the best Patrick’s Day Food Ideas
- Stained Glass Shamrock Cookies
- DIY Shamrock Metal Bookmark
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Equipment
- Cake Tester optional
- St Patricks Day Toppers optional
- Green Sprinkles shamrocks, clovers (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix plus ingredients to make cake
- food coloring several colors
- white frosting whipped
Instructions
- Prepare the cake mix according to package directions.
- Divide the cake batter evenly into 5 separate bowls. (about 1/2 cup of batter in each bowl).
- Add different food colors to each of the bowls and mix well to achieve bright bold colors.
- Carefully drop blobs of the different colored batter into your prepared jars filling about halfway.
- Place jars in a 9 X 13 pan and fill with about 1/2 inch of water.
- Remove from the oven and water bath and let cool.
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I've always wanted to try to bake cupcakes in a jar. My 10 year old loved helping make these. So cool
These are so pretty. I enjoyed looking through many of your recipes!
I loved this idea…they are adorable.
I just love your recipes and ideas…I especially love these rainbow cupcakes in a mason jar! There were so easy to make…and too cute!
I loved this idea. They are so pretty.
This is a terrific idea. The kids will love this and I can see this for a baby shower, how fun would that be! Thanks Evelyn for sharing. Pinning/sharing.
These are just the cutest cupcakes ever! Have a great weekend.
These were so very much fun for my granddaughter. Thanks for the clever idea – I would never have thought of making them in a mason jar.
These were too cute, and so festive! My kids loved them
Aww these are great, my kids would love them 🙂
These are so fun!! And I love that the mason jars show off the cupcakes so well!! Pinning.
How fantastic these came out. I love them! So pretty