Our family is so large that we had to institute a child only gift giving rule a few years back...otherwise, we would all go broke buying presents for 30+ people each Christmas (and that's just MY immediate side of the family: sisters, brother-in-laws, grandparents and first cousins). Some years we do a Secret Santa gift exchange for the adults, so that we only have to buy one present, but we normally just give each other baked goods or things like that. I love making homemade gifts in a jar to give to my family during the holidays! I've always baked cookies and made peppermint bark, but this year I am experimenting with giving the ladies homemade sugar scrubs, like this Red Velvet Cake Sugar Scrub in a Jar.
Sugar scrubs are so easy to make, and I usually have all of the ingredients already around the house.
As I mentioned in my Peppermint Sugar Scrub post last week, I save up my spaghetti sauce jars and any mason jars that I come across so that I have free supplies to work with when Christmas rolls around.
I was shopping at TJ Maxx in October for baking goodies for a Christmas-themed giveaway I held last month, and I came across a Red Velvet emulsion. Honestly, I am quite experienced with extracts but had never even heard of emulsions before. I guess I have a lot left to learn in the baking world, right?
I love Red Velvet Cake, so I picked it up (it was only $4.99) and added it to my collection in my baking cabinet.
When I began working on my Gifts for Giving series, I remembered that I had this Red Velvet Cake emulsion and decided to try to make a Red Velvet Cake Sugar Scrub - who doesn't love the smell of Red Velvet Cake?
DIY Red Velvet Sugar Scrub in a Jar
Ingredients
1 cup white granulated sugar
⅓ cup coconut oil
1 drop Red Velvet Cake emulsion
Directions
Mix the coconut oil and sugar in a small bowl until it is completely combined. It should be crumbly but not too oily. Remove half of the sugar mixture and put in a separate bowl and add a drop of Red Velvet Cake emulsion, mixing until it is completely colored.
Add a tablespoon of the plain sugar mixture in a small jar, then add a tablespoon of the Red Velvet Cake mixture. Repeat until the jar is full.
Note: When I made this, my finger tips had a hint of pink on them after I was done. Don't worry, it washes off with soap and water! Though, if you use more than one drop, I can't make any promises... 🙂
Kelsey Apley says
Peppermint and now Red Velvet....you got me!! I need to pick up some of the Red Velvet so I can make this!!!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
What a great DIY gift idea.
Henrietta says
I've been seeing different versions of sugar scrubs all over! I really need to try and make some myself -- love this red velvet version!
Lisa - Between the Kids says
I think this one would be my daughter's favorite. How fuN!
Jenny says
Easy and useful gift idea, thank you for this! Looks so pretty too.
Jennifer Quillen says
Thank you! They are so easy to make, and everyone loves them!
Kathleen says
The peppermint one looked great, but this one looks even better. I love Red Velvet Cake, what's better than being slathered in it? lol
Lolo says
I want to make some of this for my work friends!