Blue Velvet Mini Cakes | Mini Blue Velvet Cakes

Transform boring sheet cakes into adorable individual mini layer cakes with the help of cookie cutters. Top these little cakes with fondant flowers and rainbow sprinkles for a pop of colour. 

 Learn how to make these Blue Velvet Mini Cakes from scratch.

 

Ingredients for Blue Velvet Mini Cakes 

•  All-purpose flour 
•  Cocoa powder 
•  Salt 
•  Baking powder 
•  Eggs 
•  White sugar 
•  Vanilla extract 
•  Blue food colour 
•  Melted Butter 
•  Milk 
•  Cream cheese frosting

How to make Blue Velvet Mini Cakes - Step-by-step pictures 

 Line a cake tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

Mix well and set aside.

Take the egg whites and sugar in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Gently mix in the egg yellow, vanilla extract and food colour.

Gently mix in the melted butter with a whisk.

Gradually add in the dry ingredients and milk.

Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.Tap the pan several times to remove large air bubbles. Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 45 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Cut the cake with cookie cutters.

Pipe some cream cheese frosting between each layer of cake.

Decorate with sprinkles or fondant flowers.

Blue Velvet Mini Cakes | Mini Blue Velvet Cakes

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup All-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1 & 1/4 tsp Baking powder
• 2 Eggs
• 3/4 cup White sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp Blue food colour
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter
• 1/2 cup Milk
• Cream cheese frosting as required

Instructions

Line a cake tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.

Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix well and set aside.

Take the egg whites and sugar in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Gently mix in the egg yellow, vanilla extract and food colour.

Gently mix in the melted butter with a whisk.

Gradually add in the dry ingredients and milk.

Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 45 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Cut the cake with cookie cutters.

Pipe some cream cheese frosting between each layer of cake.

Decorate with sprinkles or fondant flowers.

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