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Mini Easter Cakes

Name: Mini Easter Cakes
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature; 1 1/2 c. sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 1/2 tsp. McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract; 1/2 c. full-fat Greek yogurt; 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 c. whole milk; 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature; 16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 2 tsp. McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract; 3 c. powdered sugar; 1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Berry; 1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Sunflower; 1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Sky Blue; Pastel sprinkles, for garnish

By Rian Handler

Apr 4, 2017

These baby cakes are impossible to mess up!

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Yields: 4

Prep Time: 0 hours 25 mins

Total Time: 0 hours 50 mins

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature

1 1/2 c. sugar

2 large eggs

2 1/2 tsp. McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 c. full-fat Greek yogurt

2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1 c. whole milk

For the Frosting

1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature

16 oz. cream cheese, room temperature

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

2 tsp. McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract

3 c. powdered sugar

1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Berry

1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Sunflower

1/4 tsp. McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring in Sky Blue

Pastel sprinkles, for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 12"-x-17" rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray.
Make cake batter: In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract and Greek yogurt.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into wet ingredients in three additions, alternating with milk, until fully incorporated.
Pour batter onto baking sheet and smooth out to edges. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, make frosting: In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt and vanilla, then beat in powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
Divide among three bowls. Color each with McCormick Color from Nature Food Coloring, then transfer to pastry bags fitted with star tips.
Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, punch out 12 cakes (each cake will have three layers). On top of each layer, pipe a different color frosting starting at the edge and toward the middle in a circular motion. Top with sprinkles.

Rian Handler Rian Handler is a food writer, editor, and recipe developer with a fierce love for sour gummies.

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