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Home • Recipes • Small Cake Recipes to make 6 Inch cakes

Small Cake Recipes

Small cake recipes from scratch. These mini cakes are made in a 6 inch cake pan or sometimes an 8×8″ square pan and then stacked to make 2 layers. Small batch 6 inch cakes are perfect for celebrating date nights at home, anniversaries and even can serve as small wedding cakes!

Slices of plum cake with streusel on a platte with a half plum nearby.

Plum Cake

Squares of pumpkin coffee cake on table with a mini pumpkin.

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Bright yellow lemon pudding cake on a plate garnished with blueberries.

Lemon Pudding Cake

Overhead shot of peanut butter sheet cake cut into 12 equal squares.

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Two square brown slices of applesauce cake with tan frosting stacked.

Applesauce Cake

Round yellow yogurt cake recipe on plate with lemon slices on top.

Yogurt Cake

Up close image of chocolate chip cookie cake decorated with chocolate frosting and sprinkles.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Vertical image of pineapple upside down cake with cherries in center.

Homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Square slice of tres leches cake recipe with raspberry on top.

Homemade Tres Leches Cake

Mini chocolate cake decorated with blackberries on a small white cake stand.

Mini Chocolate Cake

Beautiful sliced chocolate mousse cake on a marble round board.

Best Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe Ever

Two square pieces of carrot cake with caramel frosting stacked.

Small Carrot Cake with Caramel-Cream Cheese Frosting

Slice of bright red raspberry white chocolate cheesecake with first bite missing on fork.

Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake

Square slice of Dr Pepper cake with chocolate shavings on top on white board.

Chocolate Dr Pepper Cake

Baby's first birthday cake with white frosting and sprinkles and a candle on top for a smash cake.

Babys First Birthday Cake (Naturally Sweetened)

red-velvet-cake-recipe

Homemade Red Velvet Cake Recipe

vegan birthday cake without eggs

Vanilla Vegan Cake Recipe

Up close shot of slice of coffee cheesecake decorated with chocolate curls.

Coffee Cheesecake

Chocolate mug cake with fresh strawberries on top.

Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe

3 Quart Instant Pot Cheesecake

Pressure Cooker Cheesecake (Instant Pot Recipe)

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