Description
Delightful mini cakes perfect for celebrating love, filled with moist vanilla flavor and customizable with fresh fruits and creamy frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Fresh strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare mini cake pans by greasing them or using parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until blended.
- Cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time; mix in vanilla extract until well-combined.
- Combine mixtures by alternating adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
- Spoon batter into prepared pans, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Decorate with cream cheese frosting, fresh fruits, and edible glitter for an elegant touch.
- Serve and enjoy with tea, coffee, or as gifts for loved ones.
Notes
Ensure ingredients are at room temperature for best results. Avoid overmixing the batter to keep cakes tender.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: mini cakes, Valentine's Day, desserts, baking, family recipe