Recipes
Here at Megan Writes, we just know sending our soldiers homemade treats is great! They love receiving home baked goodies, and making them is fun, too! Below are some of our favorite recipes from friends all over the world!
Samantha's Spectacular Cake in a Jar
Get wide-mouth canning jars. Pint size, straight sided, wide mouth jars is what you need.
1 package of cake mix or any cake recipe. I use chocolate cake. I've heard that the vanilla cake doesn't taste as good when it gets there.
1. Make the cake batter according to the instructions or recipe.
2. Grease the jar by liberally spraying the inside with cooking spray.
3. Fill jar no more than 1/2 way with batter (if it runs over it will be ok because the cakes will fall a little when you take them out of the oven).
4. Place jars on cookie sheet on rack in the oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean @ 350 degrees.
5. While baking, boil jar lids in a pan of water.
6. When cake is done, take on jar out at a time and cover with hot lid. Screw on jar ring tightening it slightly.
7. The lid will seal as it cools. Listen to hear the "ping" as they seal.
8. As the cake cools, it will pull away frm the jar slightly. That's ok, it just means that it will slide out of the jar easily..
9. DO NOT FROST cake in the jar! Send frosting along. I use the spray can frosting. It seems to make it well in the Iraq heat.
10. Make sure you wrap the jars well. I use LOTS of bubble wrap.
Don't forget to include a couple of plastic knives for the frosting and some plastic forks!
Megan’s Magnificent Peanut Butter Fudge
1/2 cup butter, plus more for greasing pan
1 to 2 cups peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 pound powdered sugar
Directions:
Microwave butter and peanut butter for 2 minutes on high. Stir and microwave on high for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla and powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture and stir to combine with a wooden spoon. Pour into a buttered 8 by 8-inch pan lined with waxed paper. Place a second piece of waxed paper on the surface of the fudge and refrigerate until cool.
To package and send to a service member, wrap in wax paper or place in a plastic storage container. Both methods work well for shipping!
1/2 cup butter, plus more for greasing pan
1 to 2 cups peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 pound powdered sugar
Directions:
Microwave butter and peanut butter for 2 minutes on high. Stir and microwave on high for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla and powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture and stir to combine with a wooden spoon. Pour into a buttered 8 by 8-inch pan lined with waxed paper. Place a second piece of waxed paper on the surface of the fudge and refrigerate until cool.
To package and send to a service member, wrap in wax paper or place in a plastic storage container. Both methods work well for shipping!