Facebook Instagram Envelope

25/07/2024

Little Red Devil Cakes

FP_00074 low res
These sweet little bite-size cakes are a pretty addition to an afternoon tea party.

Makes:

72 mini cakes

Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus 30 minutes refrigeration time)

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Download Recipe PDF

Ingredients

  • 72 small patty cases
  • 125g butter, cubed and softened
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/3 cups plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup light sour cream
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon red food colouring
  • 3 punnets raspberries or sprinkles, for garnish
  • VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 125g unsalted butter, cubed and softened
  • 250g cream cheese, cubed and softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups pure icing sugar, sifted

Method

  • Line mini muffin tins with small patty cases. You will need 72 but you can cook cakes in batches if you don’t have enough tins.
  • Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together using the paddle attachment in an electric mixer until soft and creamy. Gradually beat in eggs until light and fluffy. Sift flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder together and fold into mixture alternately with sour cream and milk. Stir in vinegar and colouring, mixing well to ensure colour is even.
  • Spoon into prepared tins and bake at 170°C fan forced for 15-18 minutes until risen and firm to touch.
  • Remove from tins and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before icing with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting and decorating with raspberries or sprinkles.
  • To make VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla in together in an electric mixer until light and creamy. Beat in icing sugar on slow speed, then beat until creamy. If too soft to pipe, refrigerate for 30 minutes before piping onto cakes.

Tips

  • Cakes can be made into slightly larger sizes if preferred but will require extra cooking time.
  • STYLING Use a piping bag with a fluted nozzle to pipe the frosting onto the cakes.
  • DRINK Pink champagne

Recipes

New Recipes

Scorched Peanut Cake

There is only one thing that rivals my husband's love for me, and that is his love of scorched peanuts,…

Share On:

You may also like

  • Cakes ·

Scorched Peanut Cake

There is only one thing that rivals my husband's love for me, and that is his love of scorched peanuts, which is why I created this cake in celebration of his birthday!