Cutie Pie Mini Cakes (Recipe for Printing)
Delight guests this November with cutie pie mini cakes featuring pound cake bites, colorful buttercream, and fun toppings. Ideal for Thanksgiving or fall gatherings. Save & click.
# What You Need:
→ Cake Base
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1 box Drake’s Pound Cake Mini Bites
→ Decorations and Frosting
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Red sugar pearls
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Prepared buttercream frosting, divided
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Red food coloring
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Orange food coloring
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Brown food coloring
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Apple pie filling, finely chopped (as needed)
→ Optional Flavors
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Pumpkin pie spice
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Cherry extract (optional)
# How to Make It:
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Evenly divide buttercream frosting into four separate bowls. Mix in red food coloring to one bowl, orange to another, brown to a third, leaving the fourth bowl white.
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Spread orange frosting on top of the mini cake bites using a knife. Optionally sprinkle with a small amount of pumpkin pie spice.
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Frost the tops of the mini cake bites with red frosting. If desired, blend a modest quantity of cherry extract into the frosting for additional flavor. Top with a few red sugar pearls.
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Finely chop the apple pie filling and distribute it on top of the mini cake bites. Use a toothpick to create small lines around the perimeter mimicking pie crust crimping.
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Pipe a dollop of the reserved white buttercream in the center of each decorated mini cake bite.
# Extra Tips:
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Disposable piping bags facilitate neat frosting application and design.