Name: Mermaid Mini Cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 1 stick butter, softened; 2 cups icing sugar; 2-3 tbsp milk; ¼ tsp sky blue gel food colouring; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 2-3 oz. purple fondant; 2-3 oz. green fondant; Seashell fondant mold; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; Pinch of salt; 2 large eggs; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; ½ cup canola oil; 2/3 cup milk; ¼ tsp purple gel food colouring; Circular cookie cutter, about 3 inches in diameter

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These Mermaid Mini Cakes are the perfect treat to eat while watching The Little Mermaid Live on ABC tonight (November 5, 2019) at 8:00 PM EST!

That’s right, The Little Mermaid Live is airing on ABC tonight.

Of course, many kids will not be able to stay up late to watch it, so I suggest recording it and having a watch party on the weekend.

This is the third and last mermaid recipe I am sharing on the blog today to help you create a fun day surrounding the show.

You can make all the recipes with the kids, decorate the living room and enjoy some family fun.

You can check out my first recipe – The Little Mermaid Cupcakes and my second recipe – Mermaid Cookie Dip!

Mermaid Mini Cakes

These Mermaid Mini Cakes are easy to make and are the perfect treat to celebrate The Little Mermaid Live or for your mermaid themed party!

What You Will Need:

For Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup canola oil
2/3 cup milk
¼ tsp purple gel food colouring
Circular cookie cutter, about 3 inches in diameter

To Decorate

1 stick butter, softened
2 cups icing sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
¼ tsp sky blue gel food colouring
1 tbsp brown sugar
2-3 oz. purple fondant
2-3 oz. green fondant
Seashell fondant mold (buy on Amazon Canada or Amazon US)

How To Make Mermaid Mini Cakes

Follow along with the step-by-step process photos for the Mermaid Mini Cakes and then find the printable recipe below!

Gather all the ingredients you will need.

You can purchase the seashell silicone mold on Amazon Canada or Amazon US and with Prime shipping, you can have it as early as tomorrow!

Line a rectangular baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

In a larger bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and canola oil.

In thirds, slowly add dry ingredients into a large bowl of wet ingredients, alternating with the milk.

Once the batter is formed, add purple gel food colouring and mix until completely tinted.

Pour batter onto a lined baking sheet and even it out with a spatula.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes.

Allow to cool and once cooled, cut out 12 circles using your cookie cutter.

Make the buttercream by mixing together butter, icing sugar and milk.

Once buttercream starts to take form (creamy and forms semi-stiff peaks), add blue food colouring. Mix until tinted.

Scoop 2/3 of your buttercream into a piping bag and frost 6 of your circular mini cakes. Add an unfrosted circular mini cake on top.

Using an offset spatula, frost the top of each cake.

Add brown sugar to act as “sand” on top of each cake.

Using your fondant mold, create seashells with your fondant.

To achieve a perfect seashell mold, take a small portion of fondant and press it evenly into your desired shape.

Pop them out and place 2 on top of each cake.

Serve and enjoy!

Yield: 6 Mini Cakes

Mermaid Mini Cakes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

For Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 large eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup canola oil
2/3 cup milk
¼ tsp purple gel food colouring
Circular cookie cutter, about 3 inches in diameter

To Decorate

1 stick butter, softened
2 cups icing sugar
2-3 tbsp milk
¼ tsp sky blue gel food colouring
1 tbsp brown sugar
2-3 oz. purple fondant
2-3 oz. green fondant
Seashell fondant mold

Instructions

Cake

Line a rectangular baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
In a larger bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla and canola oil.
In thirds, slowly add dry ingredients into a large bowl of wet ingredients, alternating with the milk.
Once the batter is formed, add purple gel food colouring and mix until completely tinted.
Pour batter onto a lined baking sheet and even it out with a spatula.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
Allow to cool and once cooled, cut out 12 circles using your cookie cutter.

Decorate

Make the buttercream by mixing together butter, icing sugar and milk.
Once buttercream starts to take form (creamy and forms semi-stiff peaks), add blue food colouring. Mix until tinted.
Scoop 2/3 of your buttercream into a piping bag and frost 6 of your circular mini cakes. Add an unfrosted circular mini cake on top.
Using an offset spatula, frost the top of each cake.
Add brown sugar to act as “sand” on top of each cake.
Using your fondant mold, create seashells with your fondant. To achieve a perfect seashell mold, take a small portion of fondant and press it evenly into your desired shape. Pop out and place 2 on top of each cake.
Serve and enjoy!

Even More Mermaid Fun

Check out these Mermaid recipes, crafts & printables to create a full Mermaid day!

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