25 Luscious Mini Cakes
Mini cakes are very popular in potlucks, holidays, parties, and get-togethers. These are perfect for small groups. They taste as good as cakes.
Mini Cakes
Mini Cheesecakes
These mini cheesecakes are perfect for a small crowd. You need a 12-count muffin pan. These are easy and quick to make.
The creamy, smooth filling makes it a winner. It is a great make ahead dessert. It takes a little over 3 hours to make, including 20 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. To make it preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include Graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, sour cream, lemon juice, cream cheese, egg, and pure vanilla extract.
Use bricks of full fat cream cheese to get the best taste. For toppings, you can use salted caramel, lemon curd or chocolate ganache.
Mini Bundt Cakes
Mini bundt cakes are moist and delicious. These are quite easy to make.
Use the appropriate amount of flour to get the desired result. It takes almost 35 minutes to make, including 10 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time.
To make it preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 25 minutes. The ingredients include unsweetened cocoa powder, milk, cornstarch, eggs, flour, baking powder, and butter.
Keep them in a sealed container in the fridge, and it will be good for a week.
Pineapple Upside-Down Mini Cakes
It is one of the cutest mini cakes. This is a crowd pleaser. I love to make these for birthdays and parties.
You need muffin cups for this recipe. It takes almost one and a half hours to make, including 20 minutes of prep time.
To make it, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 28 minutes. The ingredients include butter, pineapple juice, cake mix, vegetable oil, and pineapple.
Mini Strawberry Shortcake Cups
These small treats are irresistible. You can either use homemade dough or a store-bought version.
It can be made ahead of time and that is what I like the most about this dessert. You can make the fillings even 2 days in advance.
The supplies needed are mini muffin pans, a hand mixer, and cake decorating bag. It takes almost two and a half hours to make. To make it preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include strawberries, whipping cream, flour, cream cheese, egg, sugar, butter and almond extract.
Easy Mini Vanilla Cake
This is perfect for two. If you are celebrating your anniversary or Valentine’s Day, this is perfect. You need a 6″ round cake pan.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 40 minutes. It requires 20 minutes of prep time and 37 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include butter, baking soda, sugar, apple cider vinegar, heavy cream, milk, all-purpose flour, fine salt, and vanilla extract.
You can keep it at room temperature for a day and in the fridge for up to 2 days. Make sure you use an airtight container to keep it.
Mini Panettone
It is one of my favorite mini cakes. This mini cake is perfect for Christmas. You can serve it hot or cold. You need a 6 inch loose base panettone pan.
It takes almost 3 and a half hours to make, including 2 hours 30 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes of cooking time.
To make it preheat the oven to 390°F. The ingredients include baking yeast, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, melted butter, raisins, and rum.
Mini Layer Cakes
I tried this at my friend’s party a couple of years back and was blown away. Since then, I have made it umpteen times.
You need a rimmed half sheet pan, Americolor food gels, and a 2-inch round cookie cutter.
It takes almost 2 hours to make, including 60 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. To make it, preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include vanilla, egg whites, sugar,cake flour, baking powder, vanilla extract and milk.
Petit Fours
It is one of the best dessert recipes for parties. For this recipe, you need a 12×17 baking sheet and a mixer.
The best thing is, you can even make it ahead of time. Keep it in an airtight container in the fridge.
It takes almost two and a half hours to make, including an hour of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Freeze it for an hour before you serve it.
To make it, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The ingredients include white chocolate, vanilla, cream cheese, baking powder, and all-purpose flour. It freezes well for 3 months.
6 Inch Cake
These are perfect for get-togethers and taste as good as a standard cake. You need a baking pan, cake stand, spatula, bench scraper, and parchment paper.
It takes almost 3 hours to make, including 25 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
To make it preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The ingredients include baking powder, sour cream, pure vanilla extract, cake flour and egg whites.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4-5 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
Mini Flower Cake
These are one of the cutest mini cakes, perfect for tea parties and birthdays. The tools needed are a baking pan, an electric mixer, a cookie spatula, Wilton decorating tip set, and decorating bags.
To make them, preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include vanilla cake mix, buttercream icing, eggs, pudding mix and oil.
It is one of the most requested desserts in tea parties, and I always oblige. You can also make these for picnics and long drives.
Mini Vanilla Cake
This mini cake is perfect for two, or you can share it with a small group of 3-4 people. It can be a great make-ahead dessert.
The tools needed are a bench scraper, an electric mixer, a spatula, and a 6-inch cake pan. It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, buttermilk and sugar.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 6-7 days. It freezes well for a month.
Classic Mini Cheesecakes
It is one of my favorite mini cakes. I like them even more as it’s versatile. The tools needed are a stand mixer, muffin pan and cupcake liners.
The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 18 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include Graham crackers, cinnamon, pecans, cream cheese, unsalted butter and sugar. For best results, use full fat brick cream cheese.
Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and it will be good for 3 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
Small Chocolate Cake (6 inch)
It is one of the most delicious mini cakes and perfect for small gatherings. You need a 6 inch cake pan, mixing bowls, a cooling rack, a silicone spatula and parchment paper.
It requires 25 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, buttermilk, vanilla extract, espresso powder and cocoa powder. Top it up with peanut butter frosting and if peanut butter is not your thing, then go for vanilla buttercream. I like chocolate buttercream.
Keep it covered at room temperature and it will be good for a day. Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge, and it will be good for 4-5 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
Mini Lemon Cheesecake
It is one of the most popular mini cakes. I am a big fan of cheesecakes, and this mini version is absolutely delicious.
The sweet and sour flavor is what makes it a winner. You can’t have just one, it’s that good. It is loved across all age groups.
The recipe requires 30 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include cream cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, eggs and graham cracker crumbs.
Mini Chocolate Cake
These not only look good but taste awesome too. I like to have these for my breakfast at least once a week.
It requires 12 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, all-purpose flour, milk and egg.
Mini Cakes For Tea Party
It is a cute tea party dessert. Whenever I host a tea party, this is always on the menu. Everyone is a huge fan, so I have to make it again and again.
You need an 18×13 baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include unsalted butter, coconut extract, eggs, all-purpose flour and baking powder.
I don’t know if it freezes well or if the leftovers keep well in the fridge, as I never have any leftovers; it disappears so fast. You try and let me know.
Strawberry Mini Cake
I was served this cake at my friend’s birthday party and I was blown away. I could not wait for the next day to ask for the recipe; in fact I asked her the same day on her birthday.
She assured me she would send me the recipe, and the next day she emailed me. I made it the same day and loved it again. Everyone in my family loved it.
You need a 9×13 baking pan. Preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include strawberries, all-purpose flour, egg, strawberry sauce and buttermilk.
Mini Speckled Egg Cakes
I don’t wait for Easter to make these mini cakes, I can’t wait for an entire year to enjoy these cuties, in fact, I make these all year long and nobody complains; they want more.
I make it for tea parties and for birthdays too. The tools needed are a spatula, a stand mixer, piping bags, a turntable and plastic scraper.
The ingredients needed are cream cheese, pure vanilla extract, vanilla cupcakes, and icing sugar.
Peach Upside Down Mini Cakes
It is one of the most popular mini cakes online. Though I prefer fresh peaches, if it’s unavailable, I make it with canned peaches as well, and it tastes equally good.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for half an hour.
The ingredients include non-stick cooking spray, peaches, baking soda, buttermilk, unsalted butter and all-purpose flour.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 1-2 days. I won’t recommend freezing it.
Mini Lemon Drop Cakes
These cuteies will melt in your mouth smoothly. The taste is just out of this world. For the recipe, the equipment needed are muffins pan, a grater and a cookie scoop.
The recipe requires 30 minutes of prep time and 12 minutes of cook time. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking soda, sour cream, egg, milk and lemon zest.
Mini Pound Cake
You can enjoy it as an appetizer, for breakfast and of course as a dessert. You need a 5×5 baking dish.
It requires 12 minutes of prep time and 45 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include egg, baking powder, salted butter, vanilla extract and all purpose flour.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container and it will be good for 1-2 days at room temperature and in the fridge for 3-4 days. It freezes well for 2 months.
Mini Carrot Cakes
It is one of the most flavorful mini cakes. I don’t wait for Easter to make it, infact I make it for my tea parties and birthdays too. You need a cake ring, parchment paper, kitchen scale, sheet pan and piping bags.
The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature and it will be good for a day, will be good for a week in the fridge.
Mini Red Velvet Cakes
It is one of the most beautiful mini cakes. Not only does it look good, but it also tastes awesome too. For this recipe, you need a mixing bowl, a silicone spatula, and a piping tip.
To make this, preheat the oven to 338°F. The ingredients include buttermilk, baking powder, cocoa powder, flour and vanilla powder. You can replace buttermilk with full-fat milk.
Top it up with fruits like raspberries or strawberries.You can make it for parties, holidays, baby showers, and birthdays.
Mini Victoria Cakes
It is one of the most popular mini cakes for tea parties. Whenever I serve it, it disappears within 5 minutes.
You need a cookie-cutter set. It requires 20 minutes to make. The ingredients include pound cake, vanilla extract, butter, heavy cream, and raspberry jam. You can replace raspberry jam with strawberry jam.
It is not only limited to tea parties but you can make it for other parties and birthdays too, I can assure you will earn a lot of praise.
Easy Mini Cheesecakes
This is one of the top-rated mini cakes and rightly so. I made it a number of times and every time it turned out so good. You need cupcake liners, a spatula and a muffin pan.
I am a big fan of cheesecakes, and when I came to know about the mini version, I was so elated. The best thing is, it’s versatile. Top it up with caramel, chocolate, cream or any other topping, and it will always taste good.
It can be made ahead of time, so that is a plus. It requires 25 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include graham cracker crumbs, vanilla extract, full-fat cream cheese, whipped cream and eggs. You can replace graham cracker crumbs with Oreos.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for a week. It freezes well for 3 months.