MALEFICENT CAKE JARS

A wickedly delicious cake recipe fit for even the Mistress of All Evil herself.

by Disney Family

These Maleficent-inspired cake jars are wickedly delicious and perfect for Halloween! See how to make you own with the recipe below.

Maleficent Cake Jars | Disney Family

Don't be afraid to try this easy-to-make cake jar recipe inspired by Maleficent.

Maleficent Cake Jars | Serves 8

Ingredients

  • Chocolate cake mix
  • Vanilla cake mix
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • Purple food colouring
  • Electric green food colouring
  • 450g unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp milk
  • 6 eggs
  • Black fondant
  • 450g powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • Purple sprinkles

Helpful Tip

All oven use should be done by an adult.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C.

  2. Combine vanilla cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 3 eggs into a large bowl. Add purple food colouring and stir until combined.

  3. Combine chocolate cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 3 eggs into a large bowl.

  4. Scoop ¼ cup of purple cake batter into a mason jar. Add ¼ cup of chocolate cake batter. Continue to alternate layers of purple and chocolate cake batter until mason jar is half full.

  5. Fill a baking pan with a thin layer of water. Place cake jar on pan. Bake cake jar at 175°C for 25 to 35 minutes.

  6. While cake jar is baking, roll fondant into 1” balls, then shape them into horns.

  7. To prepare the mint icing, combine unsalted butter, powdered sugar, milk and peppermint extract into a bowl. Add electric green food colouring.

  8. Once cake jars have cooled, pipe icing on top of the cake. Add purple sprinkles and place two horns to finish the look.