Petits Fours are dainty icing-coated mini cakes that add a special touch to showers, open houses, or teas. This easy recipe is impressive and beautiful!
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Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
12 teaspoon salt
1 12 cups sugar
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
6 large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only)
12 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup milk
Icing
3 cups sugar
14 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 12 cups water
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
3 drops food color, if desired
Garnish
Candy flowers, if desired
Frosting flowers, if desired
STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
STEP 2
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Set aside.
STEP 3
Beat sugar and butter in another bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Add 1 egg white at a time, beating well after each addition. Add almond flavoring; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed after each addition just until mixed.
STEP 4
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling racks 10 minutes. Loosen edge of cake by running knife around inside edge. Carefully remove cake from pan; cool completely.
STEP 5
Trim edges from cake; cut cake into 48 (1 1/2-inch square) pieces.
STEP 6
Combine sugar, cream of tartar and water in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 12-14 minutes or until mixture comes to a full boil. Cover; boil 3 minutes. Uncover; continue cooking 15-20 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 228°F to 234°F, or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a 2-inch soft thread. Remove from heat; cool to 110°F (about 1 hour) or until bottom of pan is slightly warm to touch. (Do not stir.) Stir in powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon almond extract and food color, if desired.
STEP 7
Place cooling rack over waxed paper. Place 1 cake piece on fork; drizzle icing over top and sides of cake, making sure each side is covered. Place onto rack; let stand until icing is set. (If icing becomes too thick, reheat over low heat 2-3 minutes or until thin consistency and easy to drizzle.)
STEP 8
Garnish each petit four with candy flowers or frosting flowers, if desired.
- If you do not have a candy thermometer use these guidelines for the cold water test:
*Use a clean spoon.
*Drop small amount of mixture into a cup of very cold water.
*Test hardness with fingers. At 223°F to 234°F, the mixture should form a 2-inch soft thread.
- Package petits fours in a festive candy or cake box for gift giving.
