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Scrumptious Petit Fours Recipe makes a perfect dessert for any celebration. Light & fluffy cake layered with jam & frosting & coated with more frosting! A favorite cake recipe that really shows it's something special. Serve these Spring Petit Fours. They are definitely the cutest little dessert and everyone will be amazed that they are homemade!
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Petit Fours Recipe

Scrumptious Petit Fours recipe makes a perfect dessert for any celebration. Light & fluffy cake layered with jam & frosting! A favorite cake recipe.
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Servings 40
Author Gina Kleinworth

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter - room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs - room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Filling/ Frosting

  • 1/2 cup jam - flavor of choice
  • 2 sticks salted butter - softened
  • 8 cups 1- 2 pound bag confectioners sugar (no sifting)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1-2 drops food color of choice
  • sprinkles of choice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line the bottom of a 10 x 15 pan with parchment paper, set aside
  • Whisk 3 cups flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl until combined
  • Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy
  • Reduce speed to medium and beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl as needed
  • Beat in vanilla extract
  • In a separate bowl, combine water and cream
  • Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour, until just smooth
  • Transfer to pan
  • Bake until the cake is lightly golden on top and the center spring back when pressed - about 25 to 30 minutes
  • Transfer to wire rack to cool completely

Frosting

  • Cream softened butter in stand mixer with whip attachment until smooth.
  • Blend in vanilla.
  • Add 1/2 the confectioners sugar and most of the milk - stir slowly until moist- then whip until well combined.
  • Add remaining confectioners sugar and milk.
  • Beat on med-high about 3-4 minutes scraping sides of the bowl occasionally
  • Add food color if desired
  • Texture will become very smooth.

Assemble

  • Flip the cake out onto a work surface on another piece of parchment paper
  • Split your cake using a blade cake leveler, knife or my favorite method- dragging a piece of dental floss through the cake lengthwise
  • Separate the layers by sliding another piece of parchment paper in-between the layers you created and then lifting the top layer off
  • Spread on your jam in a thin, even layer
  • Top jam with a thin layer of frosting
  • Carefully place top layer back on - you now have a cake sandwich
  • Cover and place in the freezer for several hours, you want it to be quite firm
  • Once frozen, cut into squares
  • Place on a wire rack over a baking sheet to catch the extra frosting
  • Place several scoops of frosting in a small bowl and heat in microwave for about 30 seconds or until the frosting has liquefied
  • Spoon frosting over frozen cake pieces until fully coated
  • Add sprinkles
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve

TIPS:

  • You can use homemade or store bought jam
  • To save time, you can also use the same assembly methods with cake made from a box mix and ready-made frosting