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Petits Fours 06

Make Petits Fours 06 at home with Sugar, Vanilla, Flour, and Unsalted Butter Melted And Cooled. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Grease 9 1/2" round or square cake pan. Line with wax or parchment paper and set aside. Heat oven to 350F.

2. 2

   Place sugar and eggs in a heat proof mixing bowl and place over sauce pan with 1-2 inches hot water (not boiling) making sure bowl does *not* touch water.

3. 3

   Heat, stirring occasionally, until egg mixute is luke warm.

4. 4

   Remove bowl from pan ands stir in vanilla.

5. 5

   Beat on high speed for 6 min (if doubling the recipe, beat 12-15 minutes).

6. 6

   Sift in about 1/3 off the flour and fold in.

7. 7

   Repeat, sifting and folding, until all the flour is incorporated in thirds.

8. 8

   Gently fold in melted butter.

9. 9

   Spread into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 min. Cool cake(s) on a while rack for 10 min then remove from pan and peel off paper.

10. 10

    Cool completely.

11. 11

    Slice cake into 3 layers, then cut shapes as desired.

12. 12

    Spread filling between layers then place on a wire rack that you've set over a parchment lined cookie sheet. (THis keeps the counter top from being covered with icing).

13. 13

    You can also use mousse, fondant, buttercream, or fruit.

14. 14

    To ice, use a spoon to pour icing over cakes making sure to cover completely.

15. 15

    If you don't wish to have filling, you can pour icing over each layer, letting dry 15 minutes before adding another layer.

16. 16

    Poke holes in cakes for extra flavor. Icing recipe below.

17. 17

    Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. This will take about 15 min.

18. 18

    Remove saucepan from heat and cool at room temp *without* stirring until it reaches 110F. This will take about an hour.

19. 19

    Stir in one of the following: 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 tsp almond extract plus 1 1/2 tbsp clear vanilla extract; 1 tsp orange oil.

20. 20

    Next, stir in 6-6 3/4 cups powdered sugar, until icing is of drizzling consistency.

21. 21

    Seperate and color if desired.

22. 22

    If icing gets too thick, add a few drops additional hot water.