Praline Chocolate Jar Cakes
From recipediva 16 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 10
Toffee Cake by Elizabeth Kisch from Pennsylvania won first place in 2002 and the $10,000 prize, which she donated to Heifer International. Elizabeth told me she made her cakes in glass canning jars and would tuck one into her husband's business trip luggage so he wouldn't miss his favorite cake while he was out of town. Read more This simplified version of her cake would be perfect to take to a picnic or even a backyard barbecue. This recipe won $10,000 in a bake off. See less
Ingredients
- You'll Need shopping list
- Ten to twelve 1/2-pint canning jars shopping list
- Rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan shopping list
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- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour shopping list
- 2/3 cup sour cream shopping list
- 2/3 cup brewed coffee (I just use the morning's leftover coffee) shopping list
- For the Praline Topping shopping list
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup water shopping list
- 1 cup powdered sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup pecan halves or pieces shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place 10 to 12 1/2-pint glass canning jars on a rimmed baking sheet, evenly arranged with space between them. (If you have a Silpat liner, place it under the jars to prevent them from sliding around.)
- To make the cakes, in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the butter until smooth. Add the brown sugar and eggs and mix until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, cocoa, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined. Add half of the flour, then half of the sour cream, and mix until combined. Repeat with the remaining flour and sour cream. Drizzle in the coffee and mix until smooth. The batter will be thin, like heavy cream.
- Pour the batter into the jars, filling them halfway. Bake until the tops of the cakes are firm to the touch, about 25 minutes.*
- To make the topping, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, then add the brown sugar and 1/2 cup water and stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar until combined, then return to the heat and bring to a boil. Stir in the nuts.
- Pour the praline topping over the cakes to cover, working quickly, because the praline hardens quickly as it cools. Let the cakes cool completely if they aren't already, before screwing on jar lids.**
- Do-Aheads
- * The cakes can be made ahead, cooled, covered, and kept at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- ** The finished cakes will keep for up to 4 days at room temperature.
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