Name: Fondant Fancies
Yield: Makes 9
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks; 240 ml (8 fl oz) full-fat milk; 40 g (1½ oz) caster sugar; drop of vanilla extract; 300 g (10½ oz) plain flour, sifted; 70 g (2½ oz) butter, cubed; few drops of different food colourings; 1 egg yolk; 2 tsp baking powder; 20 ml (⅔ fl oz) water; 30 g (1¼ oz) caster sugar; 170 g (6 oz) butter, melted; a small pinch of salt; 300 g (10½ oz) caster sugar; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) ready-made fondant icing; 1½ tsp vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
9

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

Despite also being known as French Fancies the idea for these pretty little cakes probably originated from Viennese pâtissiers, who would create the most delicate of cakes to impress their clientele in the days when taking tea was a social occasion and an important part of the day.