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Maleficent Cake Jars

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients
  

CAKE
  • Vanilla Cake Mix
  • Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 6 eggs
  • Purple food coloring
ICING
  • 1 pound unsalted butter
  • 1 pound powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • Electric green food coloring
TOPPINGS
  • Black fondant
  • Purple sprinkles

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Step 2: Combine vanilla cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs into a large bowl. Add purple food coloring and stir until combined.
  3. Step 3: Combine chocolate cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs into a large bowl.
  4. Step 4: Scoop 1/4 cup of purple cake batter into mason jar. Add 1/4 cup of chocolate cake batter. Continue to alternate layers of purple and chocolate cake batter until mason jar is half full.
  5. Step 5: Fill a baking pan with a thin layer of water. Place cake jar on pan. Bake cake jar at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes.
  6. Step 6: While cake jar is baking, roll fondant into 1″ balls. Shape into horns.
  7. Step 7: To prepare mint icing, combine unsalted butter, powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract into a bowl. Add electric green food coloring.
  8. Step 8: Once cake jars have cooled, pipe icing on top of the cake. Add purple sprinkles, and place two horns to finish the look.