Cake mix in a jar gift

A homemade treat for cake lovers

Cake mixes don’t always enjoy the best reputation ‒ but because this cake-in-a-jar is homemade, it’s rather special and suitable for any occasion. It would make a great present that your family and friends would be delighted to receive (as long as you’re not tempted to eat it yourself beforehand!).You could even add your own personalised label. The best pen for drawing on glass is the edding gloss paint marker. With its paint-like, opaque ink, it’s the perfect choice for all smooth surfaces, even dark ones.

Categories: Kitchen
Gift packing
Special gifts
Products: Paint markers
Materials: Glass and mirror
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

First, layer all the dry ingredients from your favourite cake recipe in the jar one at a time. Each layer should be nice and even. For the decorative wording, stick the letters onto the jar – we chose the word CAKE.

Step 2

Using a gloss paint marker (shown here in white), make a rectangular frame around the wording, colouring over the entire area including the letters. Leave to dry for a short while. Meanwhile, you could also decorate the cap of the bottle with a gloss paint marker.

Before you start, here’s how to activate your edding gloss paint marker: Shake the marker firmly with the cap still on. Place the nib on some scrap paper and carefully pump it up and down a few times until ink fills the nib. Start by writing a few test strokes on the scrap paper. And don’t forget to always replace the cap securely after use.

Step 3

Finally, remove the letters carefully with the tweezers, taking care not to damage the white surround. Now all you need to do is write the instructions for the cake on a gift tag and your homemade cake mix in a jar gift is ready to go!

Products and materials

edding 750 gloss paint marker

edding 751 gloss paint marker

Other materials

1 glass jar – approx. capacity 500 ml
1 cake recipe (ideally, choose one with ingredients such as nuts, rolled oats, brown sugar, etc.), plus the dry ingredients for the cake
Suitably-sized self-adhesive letters
Pair of tweezers