You are having a party and you are on the hunt for dessert ideas for party. Most people make only one easy party dessert for a dinner party. Add assortment by starting with a base like a pound cake. Then add whipped cream and make a variety of dessert recipes that fit everyone's sweet tooth.
These mini desserts are similar to mini cheesecakes but with the added vanilla cake recipe.
The cake transforms your dessert into mini desserts including: mini chocolate cookies and cream cups, birthday cake mini dessert cups, tiramisu mini cups and white chocolate raspberry mini dessert cups.
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If you love phyllo dough and puff pastry, then you might like one of these amazing recipes for your party too!
These mini desserts are all made from one vanilla layer cake that is baked flat in a baking tray and then transformed into several flavors.
These mini dessert ideas for party cups were assembled in 8 oz plastic cups and made 11 servings.
Assemble more mini dessert servings by using 4 oz espresso cups and two layers of cake instead of three which will yield 16 servings from one layer of cake.
1. Vanilla Cake Mini Desserts in a Cup
This Vanilla Mini Dessert Cake in a cup is similar to a Birthday Cake theme. Layer the vanilla with crushed candy coated chocolate and whipped cream cheese frosting and topped with sprinkles.
For an authentic birthday cake theme add sprinkles to your cake batter before just before baking.
2. White Chocolate Raspberry Mini Dessert Cups
This White Chocolate Raspberry Dessert cup is the ultimate dessert for the chocolate lover. Sweet, Tart and absolutely delicious, this mini dessert will be a favorite dessert at your party
Layer the vanilla with a white chocolate ganache, crushed raspberry and whipped cream and cream cheese frosting and topped with white chocolate shavings. A great dessert idea for a party.
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3. Cookies and Cream Cups
These Cookies and Cream Cups are perfect for the kids or kid in you. This dessert idea for a party layers chocolate cake with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies and whipped cream and cream cheese frosting and topped with more crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.
4. Tiramisu Mini Cups
These Mini Tiramisu Cups are just like the original. Vanilla cake is dunked in espresso coffee and layered with whipped cream and cream cheese frosting and topped with chocolate shavings. A great option for dessert ideas for party.
Variations for Mini Desserts
It doesn't stop here with the different combinations you could make. Here are some other ideas to try:
- Lemon Meringue/Curd Mini Cups
- Black Forest Mini Dessert Cups
- Dolce de Leche Mini Dessert Cups
- Mint Chocolate Chips Mini Dessert Cups
Top Tips
You can make a variety of desserts using one cake by dividing the batter in two and adding a flavor lie cocoa powder to one of the batters. Then you can spread out each to half of the baking pan or use greased foil to separate the two cake batters if you are using one baking tray.
If you don't want the headache of baking the cake, you can buy one already made and slice it, then cut out circular shapes to fit your glasses.
You can also buy a cake box mix and bake that instead of making your own cake using the recipe.
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