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Mini Vanilla Pound Cakes
This mini pound cakes recipe is perfect for your mini bundt cake pan or a loaf pan. Just like my regular pound cake recipe, these mini pound cakes are moist, flavorful, and wonderfully buttery. Plus, the addition of vanilla bean and raspberry icing is irresistible!
I have a mini bundt pan obsession and after 1 taste of these mini vanilla pound cakes, you’ll understand why. Don’t they look like donuts?
Let’s Talk Pound Cake
Pound cake isn’t my top choice of desserts UNLESS it’s done right. Pound cake must be 2 things: moist and flavorful. There’s no worse dessert than dry pound cake. Having said that, I have a few pound cake recipes on my site and each is… you guessed it… moist and flavorful.
Raspberry swirl pound cake is my favorite and where I began today’s mini pound cakes recipe.
Mini Pound Cake Ingredients
Mini pound cakes don’t require a lot of ingredients, but the ratio of those ingredients is imperative.
An abundance of moisture and the pound cake will taste wet.
Too much flour and the pound cake taste dry.
Too many eggs and the pound cake will taste eggy.
Here’s the ratio that works best: 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of butter, and 4 eggs. This yields a wonderfully balanced pound cake. Add sour cream for extra moisture, vanilla extract for flavor, and vanilla bean for even more flavor. (Homemade vanilla extract is fantastic in these!) Also, if you’re craving it, almond extract tastes great too.
How to Make Mini Pound Cakes
Like most cake recipes, these mini pound cakes begin by creaming room temperature butterand sugar together. This step guarantees a soft crumb. Next, add the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Lastly, mix in the dry ingredients. The cake batter is very thick, so you know the end result will be perfectly dense. If you use the same mini bundt pan I have, you get about 8-9 mini bundt cakes. Mini bundt pans differ in size, so the yield varies. Whichever pan you use, fill each about 2/3 full.
If you don’t have a mini bundt pan, use a mini loaf pan. If you don’t have a mini loaf pan, use a regular loaf pan. A full size bundt cake pan is a little too large. No matter which pan you use, one thing’s certain: this pound cake is fabulous. Super tight crumb, dense, extremely buttery and moist, and flecked with vanilla bean.
I find the trick to bundt cakes, no matter which pan or size, is to REALLY grease the pan. Even if the pan is labeled as non-stick! I typically use a generous spray of nonstick spray.
Let’s Decorate!
These mini pound cakes are wonderful with a simple dollop of whipped cream and some fresh berries. But you could also try a lemon icing, vanilla icing, chocolate ganache, or even red wine chocolate ganache for a decadent treat.
Pink is the way to my heart and sprinkles speak to my soul, so FRESH raspberry icing and sprinkles is my topping of choice. I showed you this fresh raspberry icing with these raspberry almond buttermilk scones. This time I used a few more raspberries to produce a stronger flavor and darker color. I also used milk instead of cream, so that’s why it’s a little thinner here.
These mini cakes make me so happy and I would love to know if you try them!
Mini Vanilla Pound Cakes
Description
These mini vanilla pound cakes have a super tight crumb and are dense, extremely buttery and moist, and flecked with vanilla bean. Top with fresh raspberry icing and sprinkles!
Ingredients
1 and 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks; 230g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup (120g) full-fat sour cream, at room temperature
1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
seeds scraped from 1/2 of a vanilla bean
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional but recommended!)
Fresh Raspberry Icing
1/2 cup (85g) fresh raspberries
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 and 1/2 cups (180g) confectioners’ sugar
1 Tablespoon (15ml) heavy cream or milk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and generously grease a a mini bundt cake pan (or another pan, see note).
Make the mini cakes: Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
With a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and sugar together on high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. With the mixer running on low speed, add the eggs one at a time, then add the sour cream, vanilla extract, vanilla bean, and almond extract (if using). Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients. Beat everything just until incorporated. Do not over-mix. Batter will be very creamy and thick with lots of vanilla bean specks.
Spoon batter into pan, filling each bundt cake cavity 2/3 full. If you need to make a 2nd batch, loosely cover the leftover batter and keep at room temperature until your pan is ready again.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cakes are lightly golden and spring back when lightly poked with your finger. Remove from the oven and allow to cool inside the pan for 5 minutes. Carefully invert the pan on the counter or wire rack. Give the pan a little shake so the cakes release. Allow bundt cakes to cool completely on a wire rack before icing and serving.
Make the icing: Toss the raspberries and granulated sugar together. Vigorously stir to break up the raspberries. Allow to sit for 5 minutes as the raspberries let out their juices. (You can also use a small food processor for this step.) Strain the raspberries through a fine mesh sieve over a medium bowl. Use a spoon to press them through, extracting all the juices and removing the seeds. You’ll have about 3 Tablespoons of juice. Whisk in the confectioners’ sugar and heavy cream. Add a little more confectioners’ sugar to thicken or more cream to thin, if desired. Drizzle over cooled pound cakes.
Cover and store leftover iced cakes at room temperature for 1-2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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