Spiced Apple Cake Mix in a Jar

Spiced Apple Cake Mix is a make-ahead mason jar cake mix loaded with nuts and raisins and once mixed, bursting with bits of fresh apples. The cake is moist, light, fragrant with spices and completely delicious.

This cake can be served for breakfast with coffee or hot chocolate, as a snack, or even dessert (it’s that good!). The mix makes a lovely addition to a gift bag or basket.

You’ll Need:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. powdered vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup golden raisins

Combine all ingredients in Jar Or vacuum seal bag.

Attach this to the Jar

Spiced Apple Cake
Serves 8 to 10

1 package Spiced Apple Cake Mix
1 1/2 cups canola oil
3 large eggs
3 cups chopped apples

Grease a tube or Bundt pan. Blend all ingredients until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and bake at 350F for 1 hour & 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool; remove from the cake pan.

Spiced Apple Cake Mix in a Jar

Article or recipe authorAuthor: Melissa 'Liss' Burnell

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preparation timePrep 15 minutes mins

cook timeCook 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

total timeTotal 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

This make-ahead jar mix combines flour, sugar, warm spices, nuts, and golden raisins to create a moist apple cake once you add oil, eggs, and fresh chopped apples. Estimated total batch cost is $8.90, or about $0.89 to $1.11 per serving, depending on whether you cut 10 or 8 slices.

ServingsServings 10 servings

CourseCourse Dessert

CuisineCuisine American

Budget101 Price BreakdownApprox Cost: $8.90

Ingredients

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• ▢ 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 ½ cups sugar
• ▢ 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1 tsp powdered vanilla
• ▢ 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ▢ 1 cup chopped nuts
• ▢ ½ cup golden raisins
• ▢ 1 ½ cups canola oil
• ▢ 3 large eggs
• ▢ 3 cups chopped apples

Equipment

Quart-size mason jar or vacuum seal bag

Large Mixing Bowl

Measuring Cups

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Tube pan or Bundt pan

Mixing spoon or electric mixer

Instructions

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1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, powdered vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
2. Stir in the chopped nuts and golden raisins.
3. Spoon the dry mix into a clean quart-size jar or vacuum-seal bag and seal tightly.
4. To bake, preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a tube pan or Bundt pan.
5. Empty the jar mix into a large mixing bowl.
6. Add the canola oil, eggs, and chopped apples, then blend until smooth.
7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
8. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. Cool the cake, then remove it from the pan before slicing and serving.

Recipe Size Alteration

💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.

Notes

Estimated yield is 1 Bundt or tube cake, about 10 servings.
Prep time is an estimate based on assembling the jar mix, chopping the apples, mixing the batter, and preparing the pan.
For best quality, store the sealed dry mix in a cool, dry place up to 3 months, refrigerate up to 6 months, or freeze up to 12 months.
Store the baked cake covered at room temperature up to 2 days or refrigerate leftovers 3 to 4 days.

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