Baby's First Birthday Smash Cake
This Smash Cake Recipe is super easy and perfect for a first birthday party! The cake is a little four-inch chocolate birthday cake just the right size for a child's little hands, grabbable and smashable
Ingredients
Cake:
- ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ cup hot water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting:
- ½ cup cream cheese frosting or frosting of choice
- Sprinkles and decorations as desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly grease a 4x2-inch round cake pan with baking spray.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl until evenly combined.
- Mix hot water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla in a measuring cup.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk just until smooth with no flour streaks visible.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 18-20 minutes until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Frost with cream cheese frosting and decorate as desired.
Notes
- Cake can be baked 2 days ahead and stored wrapped at room temperature
- For vanilla version, omit cocoa and increase flour to ½ cup
- Adjust baking time if using a different size pan
- Recipe easily doubles or triples for multiple cakes