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Petits Fours 03

Petits Fours 03 is a cakes recipe made with Sugar, All Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Confectioners Sugar. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 16 oz
• 5 tbsp
• 1 cup
• 2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Grease 15 1/2 x 101/2 in jelly roll pan.

2. 2

   Line with waxed paper and grease paper.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 350 deg.

4. 4

   Gradually sprinkle in sugar, beating until mixture is fluffy and very pale yellow, about 7 minutes.

5. 5

   At low speed, beat in flour, baking powder, salt and almond extract.

6. 6

   Spread evenly in pan.

7. 7

   Bake 20 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. cook on rack 10 minutes, invert from pan onto rack.

8. 8

   Peel off paper. cool completely.

9. 9

   In 1 quart suacepan over low heat, melt jelly then with pastry brush, glaze cake with some jelly.

10. 10

    Cut cake crosswise in half into two 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" rectangles.

11. 11

    Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll Almond Paste to about 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 rectangle.

12. 12

    Peel off top sheet.

13. 13

    Brush cut surfaces of pieces with remaining jelly.

14. 14

    Place 1 inch apart on racks on waxed paper. combine icing ingredients.

15. 15

    Drizzle icing over pieces.

16. 16

    Return dripped icing to bowl.

17. 17

    Beat smooth to re-use, adding 1/2 teaspoon water if needed.

18. 18

    In a small bowl, mix well the ground almonds, confectioners' sugar, egg yolk, lemon juice and almond extract. sprinkle work surface generously with confectioners' sugar, with sugared hands, knead mixture until smooth and not sticky.