These simple melt and mix vanilla cakes will become a go to recipe. Place all ingredients in a bowl, mix and bake, they will be ready in no time.
This recipe is based on a Donna Hay vanilla cupcake recipe that I found a while ago. After making Donna’s recipe a few times, I wanted to cut down the sugar that was in hers.
So that’s what I did reduce the amount of sugar and upped the vanilla.
On this occasion instead of making cupcakes, I decided to try out my new mini Bundt cake tin. When I say new, this actually means that it has been sitting in my cupboard for probably 12 months and I just haven’t had the chance to use it yet.
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I am hopeless. I am a baking ware hoarder. I have tins that were my grandmother’s and ones that were mum’s, and then if I see anything exciting online or in the shops, all of a sudden it is adopted.
Sadly I have the same addiction to cookie cutters. I have cookie cutters that are yet to touch dough.
These melt and mix vanilla cakes are dead easy to make. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix. Simple. I do love simple baking.
This is also a great recipe for kids to make.
You can also make cupcakes with this recipe. They are great to decorate as they end up with pretty flat tops on them. I used this recipe last Christmas to make some melting snowman cupcakes for my niece.
It is a larger crumbed cake due to the method of making. They are also moist and buttery.
I have iced these melt and mix vanilla cakes, but you don’t have to. The icing that you can see in the photos is a basic icing but I added some freeze dried plum powder to colour and flavour it. A bit of an experiment with a new product I am playing with (more about that later).
A simple dusting of icing sugar or confectioner’s sugar over the top of the cakes will be just as pretty.
Sara xxx
Printable Recipe
Simple Melt and Mix Vanilla Cakes
Ingredients
- 190 grams (1 ½ cups) plain flour sifted
- 5 grams (1 teaspoon) baking powder sifted
- 165 grams (¾ cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 125 grams (½ cup) butter
- 2 eggs
- 180 ml (¾ cup) milk
- 5 ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla extract
icing
- 180 grams (1 cup) icing sugar sifted
- 25 grams (1 tablespoon) butter melted
- 20 ml (1 tablespoon) milk
- a couple of drops of desired colour and flavour.
Instructions
- Preheat oven 160 deg C (325 deg F). Grease cake tin or use a muffin tin lined with 12 paper cases.
- Melt butter and leave to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl place sifted flour, baking powder, caster sugar, butter, eggs milk and vanilla. Mix well until combined.
- Spoon mixture in to cake tin/paper cases and bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
- Cakes are cooked when tested with a skewer and it comes out clean. Remove cakes from cake/muffin tin and cool on a wire rack.
Icing
- In a medium bowl mix icing sugar, butter, milk and any colouring or flavouring you would like to use. Add a teaspoon of milk extra at a time if needed to create the consistency you require for your icing.
Measurement Notes
All measurements are Australian metric standard. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified. 1 teaspoon = 5ml / 1 tablespoon = 20mls / 1 cup = 250ml /4 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon.
Recipe Notes
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
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Shruba Bhattacharya
It is awesome. Tried it and varied it as well!!turned out fantastic.. the batch i made in morning is gone.. will make ine more now
Neil Dimapilis
This recipe is to die for! will definitely do this with my siblings. I'm sure they'll enjoy doing this
Natanja || Home Baked Bliss
These are gorgeous! I love how the drizzle is simple and yet stunning. This seems like a great dessert for entertaining! Now I only have to get myself a mini bundt cake pan! 🙂
Carol Abnett
Hi Sara,
I am addicted to buying cake tins, some I have never used (but will one day). When I buy a new tin I leave it in the boot of my car until my husband goes out so he doesn't know. Also have a collection of cookie cutters but not quite addicted to these. The cakes look yummy and easy to make, I have some dried Rosehip powder or beetroot powder that would go nice in the icing, nothing like natural colouring.
Thanks Carol.
Sara
Carol, I am so glad I am not the only one! That is so funny about leaving it in the boot of your car until hubby heads out. I was browsing the Nordicware website this afternoon, that is a dangerous past time!!! I did manage to "walk away" without whipping out the credit card...... just 🙂
Carol Abnett
Sara, I love Nordicware, I have been checking out a loaf pan on William-Sanoma and it is on special for $40.00. Will get it posted to my daughter’s , reason as above.
Helen | Grab Your Fork
You've reminded me I should use my mini bundt tray more often! Yours look super pretty!
Sara
They are super cute. Can't believe I have left it so long to use them.