Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Petit Fours


Petit Fours are small decorated tea cakes. The direct translation means "little oven".
I love petit fours. Cute little bite size pieces of edible art. Perfect for afternoon tea, parties and showers. They are most often made from poundcake, with fondant poured over them. I choose to make these ones from chocolate sponge cake, soaked in black cherry vodka, and layered with organic cherry spread.

Here's a mini tutorial:


It is easiest to cut these straight from the freezer...


After the first coat, I needed to use 3. How many coats you need will depend on your cake as well as your icing!


After they set I decorated them with flowers made from fondant.









They are alot of work, but the results are worth it. These also make great gifts when packaged in chocolate/candy boxes.



3 comments:

  1. hi tanya!! these petit fours are super cute!! thanks for visiting my blog, great to meet other vancouver baking gals!! :)

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  2. They were like the cupcakes of the Victorian era! Very cute.

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