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Petits Fours 07

Petits Fours 07 comes together with Butter, Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Vanilla, and Cake Flour. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 2 cup
• 3 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 3/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 3 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1
• 2 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Cream butter and oil throughly.

2. 2

   Gradually add 1 cup sugar and cream together till light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Add extracts; sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.

4. 4

   Add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beating after each addition.

5. 5

   Beat egg whites until foamy; gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and beat till mixture forms soft peaks.

6. 6

   Fold into batter.

7. 7

   Bake in an oiled and floured 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 pan on 350 F for about 40 minutes or until done.

8. 8

   Cool cake 5 minutes before removing from pan.

9. 9

   When throughly cool, cut into 1 1/2 squares or diamonds and place on a cake rack.

10. 10

    Spoon icing over the cakes and let it drip off the cake.

11. 11

    Cook the sugar, cream of tartar and water into a thin syrup (226 on thermometer) Cool to lukewarm and add vanilla; gradually add sifted confectioners sugar until icing is of a pouring consistency.

12. 12

    Add food colorings to mixture and stir until throughly blended.

13. 13

    Spoon icing over the cake pieces. It is better to give cakes two coats of icing.