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    Home » Dessert Recipes » No Bake

    No Bake Cake in Jars

    Published: Dec 21, 2012 · Modified: Feb 3, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    No bake cake in jars is a fun dessert recipe that you make in little mason jars. This layered no bake cake is sure to impress your guests.

    No bake cake served in jars with lots of sprinkles all over

     

    Happy 19th Birthday Mini-me!

    Here's a stupid poem that doesn't rhyme or make sense to anyone but us:

    You are awesome...

    and gorgeous...

    I'm grateful for you...

    and to you...

    even though you poke me in my weirdly sensitive arm incessantly...

    just to annoy me...

    I forgive you...

    but only because...

    it's the end of the world today too...

    which I think might be all your fault...

    for poking me in the arm...

    incessantly...

    you've angered the gods...

    or whatever...

    but I still love you...

    incessantly!

    Mini-me at Spruce Meadows

    So, today is mini-me's big old 19th birthday. Yup, she's legal drinking age in Canada.

    Scary, I know. But it's okay. Mom will still kick her ass if she shows up hammered. It's part of the mom oath. We will embarrass you, love you, and kick your ass when needed.

    Speaking of embarrassing, mini-me tends to be a private sort of gal. I have to get photo approval for any picture of her I post on the site. I have to ask her permission before writing about her on the site.

    Basically she is my editor. So, I have to be careful what I say and how much information I share. She's private, and sensitive and really strong. So you don't want to chuff her off.

    Case in point, recently something sort of exciting happened. It happened while I was away at Mixed.

    It happened on her and boytoy's 1 year dating anniversary. I didn't find out about it till I got home.

    A few days after I got the news I asked her if I could write about it. She said no, it was weird and she didn't want everyone to know every little detail about her life.

    So I "promised" I would not tell you guys. I "promised" I would keep the news under my hat and I "promised" not to spill the beans. Also, I "promised" to keep her secret and I "promised" to keep boytoy's secret. That "promise" "rings" true.

    I am far too diplomatic to get all creative to try to tell you about a "promise" or find ways to hint about things like "rings".

    Honestly, I would never. It's just not in me. *starts bubble wrapping her weirdly sensitive arm in preparation for the incessant poking*

    Mini-me and Ginger

    Here's some things I can share about mini-me:

    • She can tune out anyone at any time under any circumstances.
    • Would be the safest person to be stuck in a zombie apocalypse with.
    • She can make better pizza than her mom, but don't tell her that.
    • Has the coolest tattoo in the world, which I went with her to get.
    • She is good at everything she does.
    • Eats way too many sour patch kids.
    • She can consume more chocolate and stay thin than any human on the planet.
    • Never makes her bed.
    • She will give up her bedroom to let her mom use it for a studio and sincerely not care she got the little room.
    • Fearless, sarcastic and has a twisted sense of humour. Just like her mama!

    Mini-me and B-Dude in Fargo

    That is mini-me. She is awesome, weird, hilarious, odd, amazing, dorky, cool and a giant nerd. I am proud to be her mom.

    Mini-me is a low maintenance kind of gal when it comes to food. She likes simple, super easy recipes and she likes junk.

    Luckily I like all those things too so I can cook for her easily. This week I made her favourite cake. Her favourite cake is the easiest, simplest, coolest cake you'll ever make.

    So, to mix it up since I've already posted a version of it I decided to change-up the way I presented it. I give you "No Bake Cake in Jars".

    It's basically zebra cake or wafer cake stacked in little jars. Which is adorable and perfect for Christmas or Birthdays or any holidays really.

    Everyone gets their own little cake. And no one else's germy little fingers get on my piece of cake. Score!

    Win 1 for mom. And germaphobes everywhere. You're welcome!

    No Bake Cake in a Jar

    No bake cake served in jars with lots of sprinkles all over
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    No Bake Cake in Jars

    No bake cake in jars is a fun dessert recipe that you make in little mason jars. This layered no bake cake is sure to impress your guests.
    Course cake, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword no bake cake, no bake cake in jars
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cooling Time 8 hours hours
    Total Time 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings 8
    Calories 194kcal
    Author Kim Beaulieu

    Equipment

    • 8-ounce Mason Jars

    Ingredients

    • 9 ounce chocolate wafer cookies
    • 4 cups cool whip or whipped cream more or less if desired
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Use either a spoon to drop, or piping bag to pipe, cool whip into small mason jars. You want a thin layer on the bottom of each jar.
    • Place a cookie to the jar.
    • Then, add another layer of cool whip.
    • Place another cookie in the jar.
    • Keep layering until you reach the top of the jar.
    • Swirl a little extra cool whip on top.
    • Place in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours. The longer you let it set the softer the wafers become. They soften to the point of a cake like texture.
    • Remove from fridge.
    • Serve with a big old cake loving smile

    Nutrition

    Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 107mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg

     

    No Bake Cake in a Jar

     

    I also posted something for B-Dudes Birthday back in August. If you missed it you should stop by and read it.

    Toodles and Birthday smoochies! xx

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

      December 23, 2012 at 10:28 am

      Follow you on FB

      Reply
    2. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

      December 23, 2012 at 10:28 am

      I request angel foodcake, it's my favorite!

      Reply
    3. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

      December 23, 2012 at 10:29 am

      I follow you on Twitter

      Reply
    4. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers

      December 23, 2012 at 10:29 am

      How I celebrated my 19th birthday, no clue, how horrible, I don't remember!

      Reply
    5. john@kitchenriffs

      December 23, 2012 at 11:13 am

      Happy belated Birthday to Mini-Me! She sounds like a fine kid, and we all know she has a swell mom. A bit on the looney side, maybe, but swell. 😉 That no bake cake looks like so much fun! Great idea, and I love the jars idea.

      Reply
    6. Suzi

      December 24, 2012 at 6:14 am

      5 stars
      I have to try this recipe. I also like you on FB.

      Reply
    7. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie

      December 24, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      What a cute idea!

      Reply
    8. Brenda @ Meal Planning Magic

      December 24, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      My favorite kind of birthday cake is German chocolate! With the homemade frosting my mom makes. Wouldn't it be fun to make a mini version?!

      Reply
    9. Brenda @ Meal Planning Magic

      December 24, 2012 at 1:16 pm

      I already follow you on Twitter!

      Reply
    10. Linda Parks

      December 24, 2012 at 2:48 pm

      I have been following you on face book and have signed up for the email notifications! Would love to win! For my 19th birthday...it was so long ago, but I always celebrated my birthdays with family.

      Reply
    11. Susan C

      December 25, 2012 at 8:53 pm

      I always want German Chocolate

      Reply
    12. Dianne Shaw

      December 26, 2012 at 10:46 pm

      I always request a chocolate cake!

      Reply
    13. Dianne Shaw

      December 26, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      I am a fan on Facebook

      Reply
    14. Dianne Shaw

      December 26, 2012 at 10:48 pm

      I vaguely remember celebrating my 19th birthday with some college friends. It was so long ago!

      Reply
    15. Colette @ JFF!

      December 27, 2012 at 4:51 pm

      On my 19th, I didn't have these cute li'l cakes in jars (Lucky Mini-YOU!).
      But, I did have a very cool party with my friends in our backyard with a very cool DJ playing some very cool tunes.
      Damn, that was forever ago.
      I'm SO old!
      Happy Birthday Mini-KimBee!!!

      Reply
    16. Dina

      December 27, 2012 at 6:52 pm

      Wonderful idea! 😀

      Reply
      • Dina

        December 27, 2012 at 6:54 pm

        My favourite is coconut cake!

        Reply
    17. Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

      December 29, 2012 at 12:27 pm

      5 stars
      This is too sweet! It sounds like your daughter is pretty much awesome and I hope she had a great birthday! Also-um those no bake cakes look SO GOOOOD!

      Reply
    18. Nora

      January 17, 2013 at 8:12 am

      5 stars
      This is perfect! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Kim Bee

        January 18, 2013 at 11:01 pm

        You are most welcome!

        Reply
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