Fondant Fancies

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    9

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
World's Best Cakes: 250 great cakes from Raspberry Genoise to Chocolate Kugelhopf

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.

Ingredients

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 240 ml (8 fl oz) full-fat milk

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4, and grease and line a 18 cm (7 in