Easter Mini Cakes Recipe at MyDish

Easter Mini Cakes

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Method

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 200C.

  • 2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa and the baking powder into a large bowl.

  • 3. Mix the butter, eggs, vanilla essence and milk together and stir this into the flour mixture. Beat until a smooth consistency is obtained.

  • 4. Place paper cake cases on a baking tin and spoon in the mixture into the paper cases.

  • 5. Bake for 20 minutes or until each Easter cake rises.

  • 6. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down. While the Easter cakes are cooling down make the icing topping.

  • 7. Beat the icing sugar with the butter.

  • 8. Blend the cocoa powder with two tablespoons of hot water so that a paste is formed. Beat this into the butter cream.

  • 9. Spread this icing mixture over each Easter cake and top with a couple of mini chocolate eggs.
  • Ingredients

    •  275g of plain flour
    •  100g of caster sugar
    •  2 tsp baking powder
    •  50g of cocoa powder
    •  300mls of milk
    •  100g of melted butter
    •  2 large beaten eggs
    •  Vanilla essence
    • TO DECORATE THE EASTER CAKES
    • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
    • 225g icing sugar
    •  100g of butter
    •  mini chocolate eggs

    By Views 3951  Added Wed Mar 4 2009


    Ideal to make with children and provide individual Easter cakes