Mini Easter Cakes (Print)
Individual sponge cakes with pastel icing and festive Easter decorations, ready in 45 minutes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ For the Cakes
01 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tsp baking powder
03 - 1/4 tsp salt
04 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 2/3 cup granulated sugar
06 - 2 large eggs, room temperature
07 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
08 - 1/3 cup milk
→ For the Icing
09 - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
10 - 2-3 tbsp milk
11 - Assorted food coloring (pastel colors)
→ Decorations
12 - Mini chocolate eggs or sugar decorations
13 - Edible flowers or sprinkles
# How To Make:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper cases.
02 - Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
03 - Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
04 - Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Mix in vanilla extract.
05 - Add half the flour mixture and mix gently. Add milk, then remaining flour mixture, mixing just until combined.
06 - Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full.
07 - Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
08 - Mix powdered sugar with milk until smooth and thick but pourable. Divide into separate bowls and tint each with pastel food coloring.
09 - Spoon or drizzle colored icing over each cooled cake. Decorate with mini eggs, edible flowers, or sprinkles.
10 - Allow icing to set before serving.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Theyre impossibly cute but the vanilla sponge is genuinely delicious on its own merit
- The decorating process turns into its own little celebration, perfect for involving kids or reluctant helpers
- Each cake feels like a tiny present, making everyone at the table feel special
02 -
- Room temperature ingredients are the difference between tender cake and tough disappointment
- Overmixing once flour hits the bowl creates tunnels instead of tender crumbs
- Icing consistency should pour like warm honey, anything thinner will slide right off
03 -
- Use a cookie scoop for perfectly uniform portions every single time
- Warm your eggs in a bowl of warm water for 5 minutes if you forgot to take them out