How to Make Mini Churro Bundt Cakes

Learn how to make these delicious mini churro bundt cakes with our tips and printable recipe card below.

Who else loves a mini dessert?? Mini desserts are amazing when hosting any kind of event, as they are SO easy to serve and enjoy. Mini sweet treats almost never require serving utencils, and since they are bite sized, simple to enjoy while mingling with party guests. We are sharing a delicious recipe today for mini churro bundt cakes, which I personally love for fiesta party themes. However, you never need an excuse in my books to enjoy a great churro cake recipe! Keep scrolling for a few ingredient tips and the full recipe. Jump to Recipe

Why do some ingredients need to be at room temperature versus refrigerated?

When reading baking instructions like listed below for our mini churro bundt cakes, you may wonder why some ingredients are requested at room temperature. Eggs, butter and other dairy ingredients form an emulsion that can trap air when at room temperature. That same emulsion is not present with these same ingredients when chilled in a refrigerator. When baking, the trapped air found in room temperature ingredients can expand, producing a fluffy baked good. And, fluffy baked goods are just delicious! To bring an item to room temperature, simply remove from the refrigerator and set on the counter. If you are in a hurry, you can carefully warm butter or milk in a microwave, or eggs in warm water.

Why unsalted butter versus salted butter?

Have you ever noticed why some recipes all for unsalted butter, while others request salted butter? While you may prefer salted butter spread on bread, you will typically use unsalted butter when baking. Unsalted butter allows the baker to control salt levels in their recipes. Each butter maker may use different levels of salt within their products, making it challenging as a baker to determine what amount is already there, and what to add into a baking recipe. If you only have salted butter in your kitchen, try cutting the amount requested in the recipe in half when baking that recipe.

Mini Churro Bundt Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 ¾ c all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 ¾ c granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks, room temperature
• ½ c sour cream
• ¾ c whole milk

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• ¼ c granulated sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp melted unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter your mini bundt cake pan, making sure that it reaches into all of the crevices for easy removal once the cakes are baked.
3. Make the Churro Cake Batter: Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
4. Beat the butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in a large bowl using a mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy.
5. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the egg yolks.
6. Beat in the sour cream until combined.
7. Reduce the mixer’s speed to low, then add the flour mixture in separate, smaller batches until it is combined.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared mini bundt pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean once inserted into the center of the cakes. Transfer to a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then flip the pan over to loosen and remove the mini bundt cakes.

Tip: This same recipe works wonders in a full sized bundt pan, simply adjust the cooking time to 55 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of cooling time.

9. Make the Cinnamon Sugar Topping: Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl. Brush each mini bundt cake with melted butter, then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over each one, pressing gently to make sure that the mixture adheres.
10. Serve immediately.

Tip: You can also prepare the cakes ahead of time, storing until you are ready to serve. At that time, brush the tops with melted butter and add the cinnamon sugar topping.

For fiesta party inspiration, don’t miss these posts:

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