What are we celebrating? Whether it's your birthday or just a normal day, this Cannabis Cake in a Jar Recipe is downright delicious and so easy to make.

Made with store bought frosting, a box of cake mix and CannaButter (or Canna Oil - your choice), this is one of our favorite ways to eat our weed. Candles optional.

In terms of cooking with cannabis, it doesn't get a whole lot easier than this cake in a jar recipe. Choose your favorite cake mix in a box. Chocolate, strawberry, funfetti, vanilla - it's completely up to you. Then grab your favorite jar of frosting. Toss in some sprinkles, and you're good to go!

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👩🏻‍🍳 BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
📋INGREDIENTS
🔪 INSTRUCTIONS
🧾 SUBSTITUTIONS
📖 VARIATIONS
🍽 SERVING SIZE + DOSING
🥘FREEZING AND STORAGE
📋 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
📖 Recipe
💬 Comments

👩🏻‍🍳 BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

If you’re new to cooking with cannabis, you’ll want to learn more about getting started. It’s not hard to cook with cannabis, but there are a few things you’ll need to understand first. For this recipe, you’ll need to know:

📋INGREDIENTS

Box of cake mix (your choice of flavor)
Can of frosting (your choice of flavor)
1-12 half-pint mason jar (This recipe will make 12 cakes in a jar. You can make them all at once or one at a time.)
Sprinkles (optional)
CannaButter or Canna Oil

See recipe card for exact quantities.

🔪 INSTRUCTIONS

Follow these simple steps for this easy recipe.

Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions.
Bake on a greased half sheet pan. Cake will be thin.
Let cool completely.
Using a round cookie cutter, cut out cake rounds that are slightly smaller than the mason jar opening. You will need 3-4 cake rounds per mason jar.
Place one cake round in the bottom of the mason jar.
Add one teaspoon melted CannaButter or Canna Oil.
Top with frosting and sprinkles.
Repeat until mason jar is full.
Each teaspoon of CannaButter or Canna Oil adds 28 mg of THC. You may want to add one teaspoon per cake or one teaspoon per layer. It's up to you.
Place a lid on your jar. Store in the refrigerator and eat within 7 days or in the freezer within 6 months.
Leftover cake can be eaten or frozen for future mason jar cakes.

🧾 SUBSTITUTIONS

Make it Gluten Free

You can easily make this gluten free by using a gluten free cake mix.

Make it Dairy Free

Make this dairy free by choosing a dairy free cake mix as well as dairy free frosting. Make sure to use Canna Oil as your infusion, or a dairy free CannaButter.

📖 VARIATIONS

There are a couple variations for this recipe:

Experiment with cake mixes! Your options are endless! Use brownie mix, any flavor of cake mix, you could even use banana bread mix!
Experiment with frostings! Use any single type of frosting you want.
Experiment with toppings! Not a fan of sprinkles? Try chocolate chips or peppermint candy or nuts any other cake topping you can think of!

🍽 SERVING SIZE + DOSING

Serving Size: 1 cake in a jar
Servings per Recipe: 12
Dosage: Approximately 28 mg THC per serving. Dosage determined using marijuana with 10% THC.

Use our dosing calculator to determine exact dosage if necessary.

Want to make this recipe MORE potent? Here are a few options:

Use more of your cannabis infusion in each cake in a jar. Each teaspoon adds 28 mg of THC.
Use a stronger strain of marijuana when making your infusion.
Use MORE decarbed weed when making your infusion.
Eat more! 🙂

Want to make this recipe LESS potent? Here are a few options:

Use less of your cannabis infusion in each cake in a jar.
Use a weaker strain of marijuana when making your infusion.
Use LESS decarbed weed when making your infusion.
Eat less! 🙂

🥘FREEZING AND STORAGE

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS

Place a lid on your jar and store in the refrigerator and eat within 7 days.

FREEZER INSTRUCTIONS

Place a lid on your jar and store in the freezer for up to 6 months.

ROOM TEMPERATURE INSTRUCTIONS

This must be kept refrigerated or frozen.

📋 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I just bake my cake in the Jar?

Mason jars are not oven proof and should not be used for baking. Sorry!

Why wouldn't I bake my CannaButter or Canna Oil into my cake mix?

Because one box of cake mix can make up to 12 mason cake jars, it's easier to manage the dosing by adding it in at the end. This also allows you to build one jar at a time when you're ready to eat it.

What's the best way to get my frosting into the jar without getting the sides gross?

The easiest option is to add a spoonful of frosting to the middle of the cake layer and then spread it out when you slide the next layer of cake on top. You can also spoon your frosting into a plastic baggie. Snip the corner off and squeeze it in.

Can I make homemade cake and/or frosting?

Of course! Choose your favorite recipes and get cooking!

Would this make a good gift?

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📖 Recipe

Cannabis Cake in a Jar Recipe

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What are we celebrating? Whether it's your birthday or just a normal day, this Cannabis Cake in a Jar Recipe is downright delicious and so easy to make.

Made with store bought frosting, a box of cake mix and CannaButter (or Canna Oil - your choice), this is one of our favorite ways to eat our weed. Candles optional.

Total Time: 10 min +
Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

Scale

One box of cake mix (your choice of flavor)
One can of frosting (your choice of flavor)
1-12 half-pint mason jar (This recipe will make 12 cakes in a jar. You can make them all at once or one at a time.)
Sprinkles
1 teaspoon melted CannaButter or CannaOil per cake in a jar (or more depending on dosage)

Instructions

Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions.
Bake on a greased half sheet pan. Cake will be thin.
Let cool completely.
Using a round cookie cutter, cut out cake rounds that are slightly smaller than the mason jar opening. You will need 3-4 cake rounds per mason jar.
Place one cake round in the bottom of the mason jar.
Add one teaspoon melted CannaButter or Canna Oil.
Top with frosting and sprinkles.
Repeat until mason jar is full.
Each teaspoon of CannaButter or Canna Oil adds 28 mg of THC. You may want to add one teaspoon per cake or one teaspoon per layer. It's up to you.
Place a lid on your jar. Store in the refrigerator and eat within 7 days or in the freezer within 6 months.
Leftover cake can be eaten or frozen for future mason jar cakes.

Notes

DOSAGE INFORMATION

Serving Size: One cake in a jar
Servings per Recipe: 12
Dosage: 28 mg THC per serving. Dosage determined using marijuana with 10% THC. For a stronger serving, add additional teaspoons of CannaButter or Canna Oil. Each teaspoon = 28 mg THC.