Mini Gift Box Cakes

Aren’t novelty cakes the cutest, and these Mini Gift Box Cakes make adorable individual dessert treats. Covered in rolled fondant these little desserts are sure to make an impression.

Rolled fondant gives cakes such a beautiful, flawless finish. It creates that stunning perfection on any baked treat. It can be molded and cut like clay and made into any shape you desire, making an impressive creation. I mean don’t wedding cakes and celebration cakes just take your breath away  when they are covered in fondant. It just looks so amazing.

I had so much of fun making these little treats and everybody just loved the cute idea. Whenever I need to cover a cake with fondant, I bake a cake which has a firm structure ,something like pound cake, madeira or a standard butter cake. It makes it easier to hold the weight of the heavy fondant.

For this recipe, I baked a standard butter cake. and used a square baking tin.  After baking and  cutting the cake to form 2 layers, I then put a square shaped cookie cutter on the cake and used it as a guide to cut out 12 equal sized blocks of the cake.  It would be great if you have a 12 cup square muffin pan, so that you do not have to cut into equal squares…. I saw it on Amazon the other day, and I have got to get me one of those too. It is a really convenient pan for individual desserts and cakes.

It is best to place the cake it in the fridge for about half an hour before cutting into squares .This helps it firm up, making it easier to cut.

These squares are then sandwiched with strawberry jam and then covered in buttercream, getting the edges as neat as possible and the tops smooth. You can place it in the fridge for a while again and then do a second coat of buttercream just to neaten it out. I know that it is placed in the fridge a few times, but this really makes it easier to work with when you are going to cover with fondant.

Okay, just one more time, place the neat buttercream covered squares in the fridge to crust up a bit, so that when you cover with fondant, the buttercream will not be soft and the fondant will form neat edges around the cake.

The fondant is kneaded a bit, just to soften and then draped over the individual square. Shape around the 4 corners and then using a cake smoother,  push out any creases to create a smooth polished look. Cut off excess fondant and keep in a sealed bag and cut to form strips to create the ribbon around the cake. I just cut out little flowers to serve as the bow, but you can decorate it as you prefer.

I usually just buy white fondant and then colour it with gel or powdered colouring. Try not use the liquid food colouring because it will make the fondant too sticky and a bit more difficult to work with.

That’s it, really easy , but so cute and impressive.

I hope that you have as much fun as I did working on this…and I think that it is a great idea to let the kids get involved, decorating their own desserts or to give as a little gift.

Enjoy ♥