Mini Red Velvet Cakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    598
based on 2 ratings

Classic red velvet cake takes on a new twist as a mini dessert in our Mini Red Velvet Cakes recipe. These cakes are designed to be mini, which makes them the ideal treat for afternoon tea or parties. These mini cakes can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.

recipe updated Nov 27, 2024

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    110 g
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    300 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    2
  • Buttermilk icon
    Buttermilk
    250 g
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    250 ml
  • White vinegar icon
    White vinegar
    1 teaspoon
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons
  • Red food coloring icon
    Red food coloring
    2 ½ teaspoons
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    20 g
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    5 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    2 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    400 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    140 g
  • Whipping cream icon
    Whipping cream
    80 ml
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    250 g
  • Chocolate shavings icon
    Chocolate shavings
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Muffin pan - 12-hole
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Piping bag

Step preview

  1. Grease a clean muffin pan then set aside
  2. Attach the Creaming Beater
  3. Add unsalted butter and caster sugar to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  4. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 2 min, Speed 3
  6. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 1 min, Speed 1
  7. Add egg to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl one by one while machine is running
  8. Add buttermilk, vegetable oil, white vinegar, vanilla extract and red food coloring to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  9. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed 1
  10. Sift cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and all purpose flour into a clean medium bowl
  11. Mix until combined
  12. Transfer flour mixture to Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  13. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 30 sec, Speed 3
  14. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  15. Spoon batter into muffin pan
  16. Bake - 15 min, 180°C
  17. Remove from oven and let cool
  18. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  19. Attach the Whisk
  20. Add icing sugar, whipping cream and cream cheese to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  21. Mix with splashguard fitted until smooth - 2 min, Speed Max
  22. Fit a clean piping bag with a large star nozzle
  23. Transfer cream to piping bag then set aside
  24. Remove cooled cakes from the tin
  25. Trim the top of each cake to make it flat and level
  26. Pipe icing onto cupcakes
  27. Garnish with chocolate shavings
  28. Serve
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