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Red Velvet Mini Cakes

Red Velvet Mini Cakes make a great Valentine day special treat. These are made without addition of artificial red color. They are small bite-sized cakes perfect for a potluck or a family get-together. read on more to know how they got this deep red color naturally.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Assembling Time10 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Baking, Filling & Frosting
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Keyword: Bakery, cupcake, eggless
Servings: 6 mini cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • tbsp cocoa powder
  • ½ cup sugar granulated
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • ½ cup yogurt homemade curd or buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp red food color
  • a pinch salt

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 170 °C. Grease and line a 12 inch round sheet pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a separate small bowl, mix curd or buttermilk, oil, red food color, vinegar, vanilla extract and apple sauce.
  • Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl until just mixed. I added another teaspoon of curd to adjust the consistency. Pour the batter into prepared pan. Bake for 15-18 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted near the centre comes out clean. Cool the cake completely in the pan.
  • For mini cakes, using a cookie cutter, cut rounds. Spread some whipped cream, fresh strawberries and assemble. I topped the cakes with some balsamic vinegar marinated strawberries. Or Assemble and decorate as per your choice.

Notes

  1. This recipe makes 1 layer. Repeat this process to get as many layers you want.
  2. The beauty of these mini cakes is not just visual but they also taste great and perfect for individual serving.