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Six Mini Cake Recipes

April 24, 2015
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Pint-Size Grasshopper Icebox Cake

A fluffy, summery, make-ahead 6-inch dessert with just four ingredients? Sold. Pint-Size Grasshopper Icebox Cake

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Wee White Layer Cake

With two tender layers and almond-kissed buttercream, this 6-inch cake is the stuff birthday memories are made of-just smaller.Wee White Layer Cake

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Tiny Chocolate Torte with Salted Ganache

Say hello to your new sinfully rich dinner-party standby. (Bonus: It's gluten-free.)Tiny Chocolate Torte with Salted Ganache

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Baby Berry-Topped Cheesecake

The classic, downsized for a 6-inch pan and made with just one brick of cream cheese!Baby Berry-Topped Cheesecake

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Mini Peach Melba Ice Cream Cake

Crystallized ginger adds unexpected zip to frosty peaches, raspberries and ice cream.Mini Peach Melba Ice Cream Cake

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Cutie-Pie Carrot Cake

Book club meeting. Mother's Day brunch. A well-deserved raise. Cream cheese frosting is always the answer, especially when it's on a 6-inch cake that's perfectly sized for life's everyday celebrations.Cutie-Pie Carrot Cake

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Printable Baby Cakes Cookbook

Fallen in love with these sweet mini desserts? We knew you would. So we've packaged the recipes into a free printable download.

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