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Crispy Custard-Filled Mini Cakes
Make Crispy Custard-Filled Mini Cakes from Delicious and Simple with 14 ingredients and 19 clear steps.
From YouTube · Jan 30, 2026
Make Crispy Custard-Filled Mini Cakes from Delicious and Simple with 14 ingredients and 19 clear steps.
30 min
Prep time
20 min
Cook time
1 hr 20 min
Total time
10 mini cakes
Yield
Ingredients
13 ingredients- VANILLA CUSTARD
- 1 egg
- 80 g sugar
- 40 g cornflour
- 400 ml milk
- 70 g butter
- 10 g vanilla sugar
- PASTRY
- 340 g plain flour
- 170 g butter, cold and cubed
- 120 ml water
- 1 tsp 9% vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 small egg
Method
19 steps- For the custard, whisk the egg, sugar and cornflour in a saucepan.
- Gradually whisk in the milk.
- Cook over medium-low heat while stirring continuously.
- Continue cooking until thickened.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir in the 70 g butter and vanilla sugar.
- Cover the surface and leave the custard to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Place the flour and cold butter in a bowl.
- Rub together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the water, vinegar, salt and small egg.
- Mix until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough into approximately 10 portions.
- Flatten each portion.
- Add a spoonful of cooled custard.
- Enclose the filling and shape into small cakes.
- Arrange on a lined baking tray.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes, until crisp and golden.
- Cool slightly before serving.
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