A petit four (plural: petits fours) is a small confectionery or savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four (French pronunciation: ), meaning "small oven".
A petit four (plural: petits fours) is a small confectionery or savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four (French pronunciation: ), meaning "small oven".
Then, this weekend I wanted to try my hand at petit fours. You know ... adorable, tiny layered cakes filled with fruit or frosting and covered in poured fondant or icing. They can be made from sponge cakes, genoise cakes, or pound cakes. Ding. Ding. Ding. That means more pound cake for me.
If you've been keeping up with my blog for a while, you know that I like all things miniature. Especially desserts. I'm surprised it's taken me this long to make petits fours. They're the perfect mini dessert; a tiny layer cake, dipped in poured fondant and individually decorated. Bite sized individual cakes?
Petit Fours are small bite-sized confections, served as a dessert or as a sweet treat with tea or coffee. The name "petit four" is French, which translates to "small oven". There are many types of Petit Fours, but the most common are little cakes (often with some sort of filling) which are glazed and decorated.
