Mini red velvet cake that’s made from scratch and incredibly soft, these mini cakes take the center stage at the dessert table.  

Take all the things you love about red velvet cake – chocolate flavor, red color, decadent frosting – but make it smaller, and you have the cutest, most delicious dessert you’ve ever seen and tasted. 

This dessert is wonderful all year long, but it’s especially perfect for the holiday season due to its beautiful red color. Let’s not forget Valentine’s Day!

Ingredients

Using the same flavor from the Red Velvet Bundt Cake, the batter for this mini red velvet cake will be just the same as a typical red velvet cake, whether you’re making a full-size cake or cupcakes.

The traditional red velvet ingredients remain – flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, milk, vinegar, and red food coloring. 

Cocoa powder, milk (buttermilk is most often used), vinegar, baking soda, and red food coloring are vital to red velvet recipes. 

Do not skip and do not substitute, unless you want your red mini velvet cake to be a mini brown velvet cake or taste like vanilla. And trust us, you don’t want that. 

Although cream cheese frosting is the traditional choice, red velvet cake tastes fabulous with all types of frosting, and the same goes for this mini red velvet cake. Whether you choose mascarpone, cream cheese, buttercream, or something else, you can’t go wrong. 

Baking Tips

Whenever you’re baking, it’s best to sift the dry ingredients to remove any lumps, and the same goes for this mini red velvet cake recipe. This is especially crucial with the cocoa powder, as it’s particularly susceptible to lumps. 

When mixing your red velvet cake batter, be sure to stir in the ingredients carefully.

You can either create a well with your dry ingredients to slowly mix in the wet ingredients, or you can incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients a little at a time, making sure the dry ingredients are fully mixed before adding more. Either way, be sure not to over mix. 

The biggest difference between red velvet cake and mini red velvet cake is, obviously, the size, and that is created in the preparation. 

Either use multiple smaller cake pans to bake, or use a larger cake pan and cut into smaller sizes when the cake is baked. No matter what size you use, it’ll take between 30-50 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit – depending on the size of pan you use, of course. 

If you use a larger cake pan and choose to cut the cakes when finished, use the proper tools. A cookie cutter will work well, as it will make even shapes and be easy to use. 

Lastly, be sure to use Good Quality Chocolate Powder. Yes, regular cocoa powder will work, but do invest in a good quality baking cocoa powder. You may even melt chocolate bars to add in more richness to the cake. If you do use chocolate bars, I recommend dark chocolate.  

Which Food Coloring To Use?

To get that red velvet color, you can use burgundy food coloring or 2 1-ounce red food coloring. 

It is best to use the liquid food coloring. They are easy to work with, and you can get them from any grocery store or cake / craft store. 

Why Does My Red Velvet Cake Taste Bitter?

Your red velvet cake may taste bitter because of the food coloring that’s added, or if you’ve added too much vinegar. It’s best that you follow the recipe exactly to have the best result. 

Serving Tips

The best part about making a mini red velvet cake is eating it! With a mini cake, you have some options, depending on how you baked it. 

If you used separate small pans, you could stack the cakes to have layers, or you can serve two cakes. If you used a larger baking pan and a cookie cutter, you’ll probably be stacking. 

When stacking the separately baked cakes, make sure you sever the top of whichever cake you’re using for your bottom layer, making a flat top. This will make stacking easier. 

Whether you’re stacking your cakes or serving them as they were baked, frost the top and garnish with some mint and raspberries or chopped nuts for a beautiful presentation. 

Storage Tips

Store your mini red velvet cake in an airtight container. If you have a cake platter with a glass cover, use it, because your cake will look too beautiful to not be displayed, even when it’s partially eaten. 

If you’d like, store your mini red velvet cake in the freezer. You can enjoy it months after you made it if it’s frozen, making your future self so happy about your past self’s decisions. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

More Cakes To Enjoy

If you loved this mini red velvet cake recipe, continue the celebration by serving it with our Haitian Kremas, they are absolutely divine together. Then, try one of these cakes next:

Haitian Cake 

Baileys Irish Cream Cupcake

Carrot Cake Bread – Loaf Recipe

Dairy Free Carrot Cake

Saffron Cake

Plantain Bread / Cake

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