Still searching for something to bake for your valentine? Look no further – these mini cake stacks are easy to make and offer you the perfect ratio of frosting-to-cake. Plus, they’re strawberry flavored!
As mentioned the other day, I’m not big on Valentine’s Day and all the hearts, flowers and chocolates associated with it. Sure it’s nice to receive a note from someone you love, a box of chocolates or some beautiful roses, but why wait to show your deep love towards your beloved on Valentine’s Day? Can’t you make every day a special one for your loved one?
I am, however, big on food. And big on cake. Quite big on cake, actually. But you already knew that, yes? And so, with Valentine’s Day coming up, I decided to get baking. (not that I need an excuse to bake, y’know?)
These cutesy mini cake stacks are just perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any day really. Cake is good anytime.) They’re almost like Push Up Cake Pops (of which I have wanted to make since, like, forever, but prices for the plastic casing starts at about $2 each. Um seriously?!) but these cakes don’t have the fancy plastic casing, meaning they’re cost effective.
Plus, and this is what gets me excited, folks, you’ll get the right icing-to-cake ratio with these mini cake stacks. No longer will you have a slice of cake and no icing left to devour with said cake. No, these mini cake stacks offer you the perfect ratio of icing-to-cake, meaning you’ll get heaven in each and every bite.
See?
As you can see I was sparing with my frosting, but you can slather that stuff on if you wanted to. Tis all depends on your preferences – there’s no right or wrong here.
Get creative with the colors and decorations too. I was pressed for time so only decorated mine with sprinkles, but you could make cupcake toppers, pipe a rose on top of each mini cake stack, or even coat the whole thing with frosting if you had patience and so desired. You could even make ombre or rainbow colored cake stacks. Pink is definitely not the only color you could use! Let your creativity run wild with this one.
Valentine’s Day Mini Cake Stacks
Makes approx. 21 double layer stacks (3.5cm in diameter)
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Cake:
165g butter, softened
1 cup castor sugar
3 eggs
Pink food gel, optional
1 ½ cups plain flour
¼ tsp baking powder
½ cup milk
15ml strawberry essence
Icing:
2 cups icing sugar
1 tbsp milk
1/8 tsp vanilla essence
Stop by my blog to see the full directions on how to make these mini beauties!
You may also like my Surprise-Inside Strawberry Pound Cake. It’s also perfect for Valentine’s Day!
