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Mini Holiday Butter Cakes with Festive Swirls

Mini Holiday Butter Cakes with Festive Swirls

Small, buttery mini cakes decorated with colourful festive swirls — ideal for holiday gatherings or as small gifts.
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Préparation 20 minutes
Cuisson 20 minutes
Temps total 45 minutes
Portions: 12 mini cakes
Plat: Dessert
Cuisine: Baking, Holiday
Ingredients Equipment Préparation Notes

Ingrédients
  

Cake base
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk (or buttermilk)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Équipement

  • Mini cake pans or muffin tin
  • Mixing bowls

Préparation
 

  1. Preheat oven to 175 °C (≈350 °F). Grease mini-cake pans or line a muffin tin with liners.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Then alternately add flour mixture and milk to the batter (beginning and ending with flour), mixing just until combined.
  5. Divide the batter among the mini pans (about ⅔ full). Bake for about 20-25 minutes — until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cakes are golden.
  6. Let the cakes cool in the pan a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.

Notes et conservation

Once cooled, top each mini cake with buttercream (colored/red-green/white) and use a piping tip or spatula to swirl — creating a festive look. Optionally add sprinkles, edible glitter or small decorations for holiday charm.