Halloween Candy Corn Jar Cupcakes Recipe

Cupcakes in a jar are an easy way to make an old favorite special. Simply layer cake batter to come up with portable, fun desserts. The yellow and orange batters are baked in the glass jars, then topped with white whipped cream for a candy corn look for Halloween! Complete the look with sprinkles or candies on top.

Ingredients

• 4
  

  pint glass jars

• 2 cups
  

  flour

• 2 teaspoons
  

  baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon
  

  salt

• 4
  

  eggs

• 1 cup
  

  vegetable oil

• 1 cup
  

  buttermilk

• 2 cups
  

  sugar

• 2 teaspoons
  

  vanilla extract

• food coloring
  
  
• whipped cream for frosting
  
  
• sprinkles/toppings
  

Directions

Method:

Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.

In a stand mixer, combine the vegetable oil and buttermilk on low. Add the sugar and vanilla. Slowly add the dry ingredients, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Add yellow food coloring until batter is bright yellow.

Spray the insides of the jars with cooking spray. Carefully ladle a few scoops of yellow batter into the jars until 1/3 full.

Next carefully add red food coloring to the remaining batter until it is bright orange. Add one drop at a time, being careful to thoroughly mix.

Carefully add the orange batter on top of the yellow batter until the jars have about 2.5 inches of empty space at the top. Remember when the batter cooks it will rise!

Place the jars on a cookies sheet to catch any drips. Bake the jars at 350-degrees, 50-60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the jars cool completely before serving.

Don’t worry if the cakes puff out on the top. Use a sharp knife to slice it off and have a clean edge at the tops of the jars.

Add whipped cream right before serving, and top with sprinkles and candies.