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    Home » Recipes » Cakes

    Simple Melt and Mix Vanilla Cakes

    May 7, 2018 By Sara McCleary Updated May 28, 2021 - This post may contain affiliate links

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    The perfect cake recipe to make with kids, one bowl and a short ingredient list.

    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.

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    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

    A simple and easy one bowl pour and mix vanilla cake recipe

    Simple Melt and Mix Vanilla Cakes

    Recipe Author: Sara McCleary
    These simple pour 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.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Cake
    Cuisine French
    Servings 12
    Calories 281 kcal

    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.

    Notes

    This recipe will make 6 larger mini cakes or 12 cupcakes.
    Cooking time for the 6 larger cakes will be approximately 30 minutes, the cupcakes will take 20-25 minutes.
    Cakes are wonderful plain or they can be iced with your favourite icing.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 376IUCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword melt and mix cake recipe, recipe for mini bundt tins, simple cake recipe
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    Comments

    1. Shruba Bhattacharya

      September 06, 2019 at 9:11 pm

      5 stars
      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

      Reply
    2. Neil Dimapilis

      September 04, 2018 at 3:53 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is to die for! will definitely do this with my siblings. I'm sure they'll enjoy doing this

      Reply
    3. Natanja || Home Baked Bliss

      May 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm

      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! 🙂

      Reply
    4. Carol Abnett

      May 08, 2018 at 6:32 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Sara

        May 08, 2018 at 8:09 pm

        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 🙂

        Reply
        • Carol Abnett

          May 08, 2018 at 8:35 pm

          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.

          Reply
    5. Helen | Grab Your Fork

      May 08, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      You've reminded me I should use my mini bundt tray more often! Yours look super pretty!

      Reply
      • Sara

        May 08, 2018 at 8:06 pm

        They are super cute. Can't believe I have left it so long to use them.

        Reply

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