Description
Mini cakes recipe for quick, soft, customizable single-serve desserts.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour (120g)
¾ cup granulated sugar (150g)
1½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter (113g), melted
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk (120ml)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1–2 tablespoons milk or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Optional: lemon zest, cocoa powder, matcha, berries, spices
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare pans.
2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
3. Whisk melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and milk.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients gently.
5. Portion batter into pans, filling 2/3 full.
6. Bake 15–18 minutes until set.
7. Cool 5 minutes, then transfer to rack.
8. Beat buttercream ingredients until fluffy.
9. Decorate cooled mini cakes.
10. Serve or store as desired.
Notes
Customize flavors with citrus, cocoa, berries, or spices.
Use muffin tins if you don’t have mini cake pans.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 12.5g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg