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These mini MOM cakes are a special Mother’s Day dessert to celebrate all the moms we love! Serve them individually or on a Mother’s Day dessert platter!
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Pin ItNothing says I love you more than a special cake made from scratch (especially something fun like our homemade funfetti cake)! Okay, maybe in my eyes, but these charming Mini Mother’s Day Cakes that spell MOM will surely bring a smile to mom’s face!
I wanted to make something that showed it was baked with love, and I succeeded with these fun little cakes. You can serve them with fruit or ice cream, and it’s such a thoughtful and adorable dessert.
I’m showing you how to make single layered cakes or stacked cakes!
Mini Mom Cakes
You can make any cake recipe you or your mom LOVE for this dessert. Double the recipe to ensure you have enough to fill a sheet pan. If you’re using boxed cake mixes, use two boxes.
Make your favorite cake recipe that you know will be a hit! Our vanilla cake recipe is also a favorite. You could also make these Mother’s Day cakes lemon flavored too!
How to Make Mini Mom Cakes
What You’ll Need
- Cookie Cutters
- Piping Bag
- Sprinkles
- Sheet Pan
- Edible Flowers – You can find these online. Make sure they’re edible dried flowers like these or these
Stacked Mini Cakes
To make the mini letter cakes, split the batter in half between two 9 x 13 cake pans. This will make two thin cakes and it’s a lot cleaner than baking one cake and cutting it.
You can bake them at the same time and they cook fairly quickly since they’re split into two pans.
Once the cakes are baked and cooled use mini letter cookie cutters to cut out the word “mom.”
Use cookie cutters and cut the letters out straight from the pan once the cake was cooled.
Place the letters on a cookie sheet and then prepare the frosting to pipe in the center and top of the cakes.
Single Layer Mini Cakes
Use two boxed cake mixes and bake in one 18″ sheet pan with 1″ sides.
Once baked and cooled, use 3″ cookie cutters to cut out MOM. You will get about 6 MOM cakes with this method.
Pipe a single layer of vanilla frosting over the top and garnish with edible flowers.
Tips For Frosting Mini Cakes
- Since the cake letters are about 2 1/2 – 3 inches it would be hard and messy to frost them with a knife.
- Instead, add the frosting to a piping bag with a 1/2″ hole, pipe the frosting onto the letters, and then stack them.
- Make a single-layered cake for a more straightforward recipe.
- Use any cake recipe and flavor you like; just make sure you double it for the single-layer cake.
Mother’s Day Dessert Platter
You can serve or add these to a Mother’s Day dessert platter! They make an excellent centerpiece for the platter. Add candy, fresh berries, and cookies on the platter for a simple Mother’s Day dessert.
More Mother’s Day Idea You’ll Love
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- Simple Mother’s Day Brunch
- Mother’s Day Ideas for Brunch
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How to Make Mini MOM Cakes + Video
Ingredients
- 2 boxed cake mix
- 16 ounces vanilla frosting
- 15 edible flowers
Instructions
- Follow the directions on the back of the cake box. You'll use two cake boxes to make this recipe.
- Pour the cake batter into one 18" sheet pan with 1" sides.
- Spread the cake mix around so it fills the sheet pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes (more or less)
- Let the cake cool.
- Use 3" cookie cutters to cut out M and O to create MOM. Initially, I made these a layered cake, but you can just keep these a single-layer, making them easier.
- Place on a cooling rack.
- Pipe on vanilla frosting and add edible flowers and sprinkles to decorate.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Where do you get those beautiful dried flowers!?
Is there a way to make these ahead without them drying out?