Miniature Cake Petits Fours

A petit four can be virtually any miniature sweet thing—never more than a bite or two—usually served after dinner with coffee. Professional pastry chefs divide petits fours into two types: so-called dry petits fours, which are just miniature cookies, and so-called fresh petits fours, which are miniature tartlets and cakes.

These luxurious miniature cakes are time-consuming to make, but elegant to look at and to eat. This recipe makes enough for a party—the most likely reason to make