Kala-Dawn's Kreations: Petit Fours

Bonjour!!! Today I am back with a French recipe... or twist on a French recipe. Traditional petit fours are itty bitty bite sized layer cakes that have liquid fondant poured on them for a glaze. Well, I wanted to make something a little bigger, and I do not like fondant, so I altered some things. I made them more of a cupcake size, and didn't frost them. I like being able to see the layers too.

The 'little ovens' (direct French translation) are made of a delicious vanilla cake that has been levelled, sliced, and cut with a cookie cutter. Cream cheese frosting and diced strawberries fill in between the layers, and fresh whipped cream top them off. I also made some chocolate drizzled strawberries that I will serve them with. It is a very light dessert that I'm sure my mom will enjoy for Mother's Day.

So, although they may not be the true classic recipe, I was inspired by them and had a lot of fun making them. If you're looking for something other than a cake or cupcake to make, try making these. They will surely impress whoever gets the opportunity to eat them :) And lets be honest, cake is cake isn't it? We all just want to stick a fork in it and eat it.

Hooray for pretty food pictures too

Petit Fours (or in this case, mini layer cakes)

-1 layer of vanilla cake (I used sweetapolita's recipe and baked it in 1, 9 inch pan)

-1 cup of cream cheese frosting, or frosting of your preference

-2 strawberries

-1/2 cup freshly whipped cream

Using a cake leveler or serrated knife, level the top of your cake so it is flat. Cut it in half. Using a 3 inch, round cookie cutter, cut out pieces of cake making sure you have the same number of layers for each mini cake. I always freeze extra cake scraps for cake pops.

Dice up the strawberries into small pieces. Set aside.

Make a little tower out of the cake layers, and starting with one layer pipe or spread cream cheese frosting over the surface. Place on your serving platter. Make a small indentation in the middle, and add a some diced strawberries. Top with another cake layer, and pipe more cream cheese frosting.