Apple Cake in a Jar

Want to try something interesting? Kids love to help make (and eat!) these little cakes.

Apple Cake in a Jar

Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter
2 2/3 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
2 t. baking powder
½ t. baking soda
1 t. salt
3 cups flour
2/3 cup water
3 cups grated apples
½ cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts

In a large bowl beat together butter, sugar and eggs. Add water and mix well.

Combine cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture in small batches. When all ingredients are thoroughly combined, add the apples, raisins and nuts and stir to mix.

Lightly butter the insides of 8 wide-mouth canning jars. Place batter in each jar, filling each jar half full. Place jars on a baking sheet and bake in a pre-heated 325-degree oven for 45 minutes.

Heat jar bands and lids in a small saucepan filled with water on the top of the stove. When the cakes come out of the oven, immediately wipe the rims of the hot jars with a clean dish towel. Dry the bands and lids. Affix lids and bands to the jars and allow to cool.

The cakes will stay fresh in the well-sealed jars for 2 weeks.