How to Make a Minnie Mouse Cake

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Last Updated: April 21, 2024 Tested

A Minnie Mouse cake can be a cute addition to a child's birthday party, especially one that's Disney-themed. The process can be a little time consuming and usually takes two days to complete as you need to let your cakes cool overnight. However, after assembling and decorating your cake, you will have an adorable baked good for a party.

Ingredients

Cake Batter

2 cups (475 mL) sugar
1 cup (240 mL) butter
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons (10 mL) fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla
2 1/2 (595 mL) cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) baking soda
1 cup (240 mL) buttermilk

Buttercream Frosting

4 cups (950 mL) of powdered sugar
1 cup (240 mL) butter
3 teaspoons (15 mL) of vanilla
2 tablespoons (30 mL) of milk

Chocolate Frosting

2 and 3/4 cups (655 mL) confectioners' sugar
6 tablespoons (90 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons (90 mL) butter
5 tablespoons (75 mL) evaporated milk
1 teaspoon (5 mL) of vanilla extract

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Making Your Batter

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Place your butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Using an electronic mixer set to medium speed, beat the sugar and butter together. Keep beating the mixture until it's smooth, creamy, and even. ^{[1]
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Beat in each egg, keeping the mixer at medium speed. Beat each egg into the batter until it is smooth and uniform throughout. ^{[2]
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Measure out your lemon juice and vanilla. Add this to your mixture. Again using medium speed, beat in the vanilla and lemon juice until you have a smooth, even mixture. ^{[3]
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In a small mixing bowl, add your flour and baking soda. Use a fork or wire whisk to mix the dry ingredients together until everything's even. ^{[4]
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Measure out your buttermilk. Add a small amount of flour to the mixture and beat it in with the electronic mixer until it's completely incorporated in the dough. Then, beat in a small amount of the buttermilk until it's fully incorporated as well. Continue this pattern until everything is mixed together in an even, consistent mixture. ^{[5]
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Repeat the process but halve the ingredients. After making your batter, repeat this process from start to finish exactly as you did before. However, use half the amount of each ingredient.
- You will use this to make a smaller cake later, so keep this portion separate from the other batter.

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Baking the Cakes

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Spray down the tray on the bottom and all sides with a non-stick spray. Take the first batch of batter you made. Transfer this batter to your cake tray.
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Pour the remaining batter into a circular glass pie tin. Use the batter you made with the ingredients halved. Pour this into a glass pie tin, greased with either butter of a nonstick spray. This will be Minnie's head.
- If you have leftover batter, you can use it to make cupcakes.
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Place your pans in the oven. Bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes. When the cakes are done, the tops should spring back up when pressed down. If you stick a fork or toothpick in center of either cake, it should come out clean. ^{[6]
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Run a knife along the side of each cake. One at a time, flip the cake tray over onto a tray or plate big enough to contain the cake.
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Let the cakes cool overnight. Keep the cakes covered in aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Let them cool on the counter or in a pantry overnight.
- If you're making the cake on the same day, let it cool to room temperature before frosting it. Times vary depending on the heat of your kitchen, but it will generally take an hour or more. ^{[7]
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Take a large mixing bowl. Measure out all the buttermilk frosting ingredients and place them in a bowl.
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Beat your buttermilk frosting on high or medium speed. Use an electronic mixer on high or medium speed. Beat your buttermilk frosting ingredients until you have a smooth, creamy frosting.
- Set this frosting aside for now.
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the confectioner's sugar and cocoa powder you're using for the chocolate frosting. Set this aside for now. ^{[8]
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Cream the butter. Place your butter in a large mixing bowl. Use your electronic mixer to beat the butter until it's smooth and creamy. ^{[9]
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- For best results, use room temperature butter.
Add a small amount of the sugar/cocoa powder mixture. Beat it in with the electronic mixer. Then, add a small amount of evaporated milk and beat it in. Continue this pattern until all the evaporated milk and sugar mixture are incorporated into the frosting. ^{[10]
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Add your vanilla to the mixture. Beat your ingredients together until you have a thick, creamy chocolate frosting. ^{[11]
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