DIY Project: Mini Bundt Cakes
Love these little treats…and you KNOW your guests will to. There is just something great about receiving a homemade favor, one that you can devour on your way home and remember the sweetness of the day. So cute.
From the bride…I am getting married at my grandmother’s house in Charleston, South Carolina. For both me and my fiance, it is really important to include our grandmothers’ in our wedding. We both have a love for our grandmother’s pound cake. And, they are both from the South, were pound cake is serious business. So, for our wedding favors we thought giving everyone a miniature version of Grandma Mattie’s pound cake would be perfect! Here’s the process.
Materials
-mini fluted pan that makes 6 cakes ( I bought my from Michael’s) You can also order them online at Amazon
-your favorite pound cake recipe (We used our Grandma Mattie’s!)
-cake boxes found here
-double sided satin ribbon found here (Michael’s sells the ribbon too, but you can get it in bulk online)
-stickers to seal the box (I made one using a design we are using throughout the wedding. I printed it on cream paper and then used a two inch paper circle cutter found at Michael’s . I then ran the stickers through and Xyron machine. You could also just buy stickers and use those)
-Cards to stick inside the box. Our cards say thank your for sharing in our wedding day along with a note about why we were giving them pound cake. Our cards are printed on cream paper and backed on black cardstock. The cream card is a 2.5 inch square. The black one is 2.75 inches.
-Double sided tape
Instructions
1. Make the cake recipe as instructed. You could use a box cake or homemade. I made the cake recipe as instructed by Grandma Mattie. The recipe made 14 mini cakes.
2. While the cakes are baking assemble the boxes. I used 5 inch boxes, but you might be able to get away with 4 inch ones.
3. Once the boxes are assembled, stick a card on the inside top of each box.
4. Once the cakes cool sprinkle with powdered sugar. Then, put each cake in a box. I put the cakes on a piece of cardboard covered in foil, but it’s not necessary. I also added lemon slices since our cake has lemon flavor, but again, that isn’t necessary.
5. Close the box and seal it with a sticker in the middle.
6. Cut about 4 feet of ribbon from your spool to wrap the box like a present. Wrap the box and tie the bow.
Overall, this is a pretty easy project. The most time consuming part is baking the cakes. It is definitely worth investing in a few pans to speed the process along. The boxes look great all wrapped up. Plus, it is a great tribute to our Grandma and our love of her cake!
YUM! So much more on the way!
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I love these - they are adorable and add a personal touch! How far in advance did you make them?
These look delicious, I really want to make some right now!
Thanks! I just made a trial run of these (my wedding isn't until July). But my plan is to make the cakes 2 days before and just seal them up really well until the evening before the wedding. Then I'll box and tie bows. I've recruited a few people to help.
I would definitely recommend practicing the bows in advance! That was actually the trickiest part.
I love this idea and had seen it somewhere else before. We are having a southern destination wedding NC and I would like to use this idea as our favor. Would you mind sharing what your thank you sticker says? It looks adorable! Thank you for sharing!
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These are so adorable! Such a wonderful idea.
I love pound cake . . . bring it on Grandma Mattie!
Cake with powder sugar and lemon slices, truly a delicious
combination . . . almost as dangerous as lions & tigers & bears!
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Mattie is second to none!
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Delicious idea.
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Fresh every time!
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A novel idea.
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A wonderfully novel idea.
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I like the personal touch.
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The personal touch means a lot.
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The personal touch always reaches the people.
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The personal touch always touches the people in a special way.
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A personal gift.
How wonderful.
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This is a gift that will be remembered.
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This is a gift that will be shared with friends.
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This is a gift that will be shared with family.
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This is a gift that will be shared with family and friends.
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This is a gift that will be shared with family and friends.
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Yum Yum.
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I love Lemon!
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I love Pound Cake.
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I love good Pound Cake.
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I love fresh Pound Cake.
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I love moist Pound Cake.
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I love Mattie's Pound Cake.
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How long does it take to bake this cake?
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How long will you need to cool the cakes?
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VOTE! Ellen is a bomb baker! And creative!
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I love this idea. Mattie is my mother and her pound cake is great.
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Vote. Poundcake is a favorite of mine. I would love to have a mini one.
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I love pound cake . . . bring it on Grandma Mattie! VOTE!
Cake with powder sugar and lemon slices, truly a delicious
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What a nice way to honor your Grandmother! The cakes and the boxes look gorgeous. I would love to get that mini bundt cake in the box. I think it would not make it home with me :)
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VOTE! I know the deadline was Friday but this is such a cute idea I had to send you a note!
I would dizzle a lemon icing a round the cake & make the lemon out of lemon slice candy an ateable yellow flower, or candy flowers, you can buy them at any cake store, so that the cake willn't be wet or bitter from the fresh lemon.