19 posts tagged Petit fours

Today I tried again with the petit fours. All in all, even my mistakes worked out well. First, I made a yellow cake. I'm not sure why, but the cake I make from a box tastes better than both of this weekends homemade cakes. This is my first time going from scratch on cake batter like this though, so I just need to figure out how to get a bit more moisture in them.

My first try at making petit fours tonight was mostly successful. First - a petit fours (French for "little ovens") are small, individual cakes. Think fancy-shmancy bakery style individual cakes that have fondant (icing that is sculpted or laid on as opposed to spread on with a knife).

How Does Your Garden Grow? 10 hours 12 min ago by YumSugar 255 Views - 16 comments It's the first day of spring, and my thoughts are turning towards fresh veggies and bright colors. Normally it's the appetizers and main courses that get the spring treatment, but this year, dessert can play along too.

Dear Theresa, Since I make cake so often, leftover fillings and random cake layers fill up my fridge and freezer. Usually, I can save these to use towards my next cake, but sometimes the flavors won't work out and I'm stuck with cake components that are in danger of serious freezer burn.

Saturday DH and I went to the 1st Annual Chocolate Festival in Pacific Beach.  Keep in mind this is a very small town on the Washington coast.  So what am I saying, well, it was not a large event, but if you like good ol’ local folks this is the event to be at!  Walking in the door we were greeted

Among my internet Christmas buying for others I snuck in a copy of "Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts" by Claire Clark (pastry chef at the French Laundry) as a little present to myself. I said in my introduction that I like a culinary challenge and this certainly poses one. It is a fantastic book - but it's not for beginners.

I’m not surprised that after deciding to call my blog “Modern Delicious-ness….” that I would start my first entry talking about food. With the help of friends and family, I am planning out the PARENTAL UNIT’S baby shower for Babe.

It's getting chilly in Paris and what better way to warm up than with a nice cup of tea and pretty little petit fours and yummy, foamy mousses with berries and crepes?! This week was all about restaurant desserts and plating. I learned some new tricks with respect to decorating.

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