Brains in a Jar............

Halloweeen is approaching!! More yucky and scary cupcakes to report!

You may be saying to yourself "what is in that jar....." It's a cupcake with frosting stuffed into a jar made by Amy Locurto. On her blog, Living Locurto, she gives step by step instructions with photos on how to make these Halloween treats.

Brains seem to be a popular cupcake idea this Halloween season--but to me this is the most creative. Pretty awesome favors for a Halloween party--or a give to your teacher for Halloween!



Cupcakes in a jar are starting to become a big trend in the cupcake world.

photo courtesy of nummycrummies

Faith Durand writes on the kitchn :

"Cupcakes in a jar, it turns out, are like the illicit love child of cake pops and those jarred cake mixes ubiquitous in holiday gift-giving."

This is a present I would take any day for the holidays.......

Some cupcakes are baked in the jar; or they're made of a cupcake, or cake crumbles, layered in a jar with buttercream frosting. Once sealed, they can last for a week-- and can be frozen!!

photo courtesy of bangerang bake shop

I'm going to keep my eye on this trend for now... I wonder how they taste thawed out after being frozen??

Eyeball and spider web Halloween cupcake toppers plus cupcakes in jars on Etsy

Halloween cupcake mania continues with these eyeball and spider web cupcake toppers, for sale by Etsy seller cakesandmorewi.






From the eyeball cupcake topper listing:

These fondant cupcake toppers measure 2 1/2" and will fit perfectly on top of your cupcake. These also fit nicely on the top or sides of a 4" high cake. Each cupcake topper is made individually, so minor differences in shape or color may occur. Your fondant toppers will stay fresh for up to 6 months if stored in dark, cool, dry location.

They also sell cupcakes in a jar, in vanilla, chocolate and multi-colored, $7 each for vanilla and chocolate or multi-colored six-pack for $36. From the vanilla cupcake listing:

Classic French Vanilla Cupcakes layered with our whipped buttercream icing!

This listing is for one yummy cupcake in a jar. Each Cupcake in a Jar comes with two cupcakes and loads of hand-made icing.

After the cupcakes are baked, they are taken out of their liner. One is placed at the bottom of the jar, followed by a layer of Butterream Icing. Then the layers are repeated a second time for a double-layered cupcake effect.