How to Make Petit Fours
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Petit Fours might be the daintiest little desserts ever. These cute cubes are just small cakes filled with either jam, lemon curd, marzipan, or buttercream and covered in a pourable white chocolate fondant. They're the ultimate treat for an afternoon tea, birthday, or shower and they're much easier to make than you'd imagine! I topped min with tiny buttercream roses but you can add a drizzle of icing, some sprinkles or leave them plain!
RECIPE: preppykitchen.com/petit-fours/
In case you're wondering, they're called petit fours, it has to do with the temperature they were baked at. Hundreds of years ago, brick ovens cooled very slowly , so after the bread was made (at high temperature) smaller pastries like this could be baked at lower tempeatures!
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my mom was killed last year and i remember once getting these from the store because she really liked them but i could never remember the name & seeing this made me gasp and almost start crying because i was so happy to know what they were and that i can make them now
i hope you’re okay🤍i’m sure they’ll be delicious:)
Omg I’m so sorry, I hope you are well
So sorry you lost your mum. It's awful at any age, but dreadful when you're young(I was 19).I hope you're doing ok .
I am so sad to hear of your loss but very happy you found THESE little gems. 🥀
@@carolroberts4614 i was 17 when it happened, thank you for your support
I literally gasped because just yesterday I searched to see if John had ever done petit fours. I really appreciate this coincidence.
How funny 😄 yes good coincidence! I’ve been wanting to do these for awhile 🌸👍🏻
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I did too 😂 I saw the thumbnail and literally gasped at how cute they are!
Not a coincidence, just search engine technology that records every stroke of our lives. Glad you were able to view the recipe though :)
Google listens to everything we say.
This is like the ultimate princess food. It's so dainty and pretty and adorable.
As a virgo I can attest that even with all the measuring NOTHING IS MORE VIRGO than piping a PERFECT LITTLE ROSEBUD and saying "iT dOeSn'T hAvE tO bE pErFeCt..."
Same here
#Accurate
😂😂😂I agree
I had a guinea pig named Rosebud; she was a warm grey with red eyes.
My favorite "Virgo" things are petit fours, and angry kittens. But you didn't hear it from me...🤭😄😄😄
I had petit fours with our initials on instead of a wedding cake. It was so beautiful!
I love that idea!
Love that idea.
Must have been beautiful.
That's a great idea!! I'm not a huge fan of cake but somehow, bite sized cakes are ok.
What a wonderful idea!
If others have trouble making fluffy cake: try separating your eggs into yolks and eggwhites. To the yolks you'll add the sugar and butter/creamcheese mix. Then lastly, the eggwhites need to be whisked until they can make stiff peaks. Then GENTLY fold the eggwhites with the rest of the batter as the LAST step. Good luck and have fun baking!
Great tip, thank you :)
This cake appears to be more like a pound cake than a fluffy layer cake. Using so much butter and eggs to the amount of sugar and flour will result in an enriched, firm cake.
But that doesn't go for all cake recipes though
@Lu Cheng Yeah, very true. It's just a little thing I tend to do as an extra step when I know I'm going to have trouble with a cake. Thanks for the reply!
I think for this recipe he said things would be a bit complicated during the cutting if it was a fluffy cake and that's why he didn't do it. Fluffy cakes are fragile, cutting such small cubes would flatten and crumble a fluffy cake
Petit fours were always the fancy cake of Christmas for my family because my mom would never bake them, they were on the list of 'way too much work to create' foods along with creme wafers, divinity, macarons and others. But this seems simple enough to do, thank you!
Yeah as long as you have a mixer it seems it would come together easily.
I had a French themed Sweet 16. Had a little cake and about 32 of these little guys. Only 3 of the people I invited showed up and 1 had to go home early so we had plenty of leftovers. They were so good!
5:36 John, here is a useful tip I was taught, and it REALLY works great: when peeling parchment from a cake, don't lift up the parchment vertically because that tends to pull cake bits off the surface -- sometimes a lot more than you would think. Instead, pull the parchment BACK 180 degrees over itself, such that your fingers grasping the edge being pulled continuously touch the surface of the yet-to-be-peeled parchment. This peels off the parchment cleanly because now there is only a tiny line (the fold) pulling on that tiny surface area, so it's easy for the parchment to break away.
@Dillon Dasher But but but-- he Hearted my comment! That means I'm SOMEBODY now! :)
@Dillon Dasher Everyone starts out that way, but I just gotta tell you, John GENUINELY knows what he's talking about, and his instruction is always spot-on.
I started out making cakes with crumbs all over them because I used a wide silicone scraper rather than a narrow spreader, and it pulled chunks out of the cake, and I didn't know what a crumb coat was, and my buttercream was too stiff... And I had ZERO instruction, other than cookbooks with still photos. And the MESS! Can you say "Chernobyl"?
Today I'm baking Biscuit Jaconde and evenly-layered cakes and all good things because of John and experts like him (Helen Rennie is my absolute favorite for non-baking dishes because she is scientifically minded and always shows mistakes -- one of the tenets of great instruction because we all make them, and we need to know how to get out of them with our asses intact).
I wholeheartedly encourage you to stick with John's instruction, laugh at your mistakes (after documenting them and also proposed solutions), and proceed without fear. It's only flour and stuff you can cheaply replace.
@Dillon Dasher - With all due respect to him, just because someone is a perfectionist with baking (or anything for that matter), doesn't mean they know everything. Even the best can learn something from someone else. : )
It doesn't really matter when the cake is this soft.
@@MissBossy Actually, it matters quite a bit MORE when it's soft, because the crumb of soft cake is weaker than the crumb of firm cake.
I need merch that says “listen to your cakes”
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Yes! Love this idea 💡
Yesss
@@ElizeNou Yes! or Virgo Feelings! ;)
Oh my gosh, yes plox
LOL I LOVE THE IDEA I WOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO BUY!!!!!!!!!!
I remember when I was younger and I wondered what type of baking pan they used to make such little tiny cakes LOL
This is beautiful I love how you did this
That’s such an adorable kid thing to do
That's what I thought too!!
Hah! tons of tiny little square pans! hahah
Honestly, listen to your cakes is the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
"Nodules of butter in a matrix of eggs" 😄 Love this!
Thank you!
This was great, I would also suggest your lining the baking sheet with the used parchment paper prior to dipping the petit fours. All the drips will be caught on the parchment paper and clean up will be oh so much easier.
as a French, I'm obsessed with the way you say « petits fours ».
I gasped
Me too! He called them "Petty Fours" as in "number fours that are not very nice". Ruined the whole show for me.
The way John poured the fondant made my heart sing! I'm so so grateful I didn't have to see a whole bowl poured over and SO MUCH OF IT WASTED ON THE BAKING SHEET BELOW
Yes it’s almost a crime to see a lot wasted - thanks for the better techniques John!
And put one on a fork and ever-so-gently dipped the bottom third into the fondant to afford it total coverage!
@Sharon Bee Wow, way to be a downer!! This is a baking show, lighten up. And for your information, many of us ARE bothered by the idea of seeing food being wasted. Are you aware that you can be concerned about more than one thing at a time???
@Sharon Bee you saying food waste doesnt bother you in the slightest when we have so many people in this world who are starving to death?
Piping the tiny roses was kind of absurd and I loved it so much. All tiny roses, all the time now.
I never stop being freaked out by the lack of electric kettles in the US. Never before in my life have I heard the phrase "hot water fresh out of the microwave." Consider me shook.
They aren't very common, but some of us have electric kettles. (Although, I think my mom got one after visiting the UK & using them there!) I think one is just as easy as the other.
Hi, maybe because we already have so many appliances to be plugged in, not enough counter space, and we've already got the microwave right there. That's me, anyway.
@@lowen4231 Yes, I'm not sure if I'd get one if I had my own kitchen (for the reasons you mentioned), but my Mom really likes hers & they are quite nice when a small group of people are having hot chocolate together. :) ☕️
The phrase "fresh out of the microwave" sounds so strange regardless of the item coming out! Ha, ha!
“Hot pots” are common in the US though. They’re considered college dorm staples but tend to be cheaper than electric kettles (I’ve never used an electric kettle but I’m guessing they’re more versatile/sturdy than hot pots)
♥️ “Listen to your cakes!” ♥️ yess! I love it!!!
Shoutout to all the VIRGO'S watching. We the best :D
Whoop Whoop!
We’re also the most annoying to people who can’t relate. 🤓
Whoot Whoot!
Yeah... thank you.
I laughed at the Virgo references. I’m afraid I gave birth to one and am surrounded by five friends who are Virgos. You are totally perfectionists.
If you are Student, I wish you All The Best for your all upcoming exams and assignments. 💝
Maaaaan, I’m a senior in high school that just cleaned up my missing/failing grades, and after this lunch/preppy kitchen break I’m gonna tackle some
college admission stuff. Thank you so much!! 💕💕
Wish me luck for my math tests.
@Delphia and Oscar - Good luck and good vibes ♥️ on your school work.
Yes I am watching cooking videos instead studying, stop judging me!!!!
Omg! We had a bakery in Ann Arbor, Michigan and my dear father would take me downtown and this was my choice every time. Their petit fours looked just like your thumbnail! My absolute favorite thing! The Quality Bakery closed many years ago and I’ve missed these delightful treats and my father for so many years! Thank you, you made my day with just the image in the thumbnail! ❤️
The nerve of you to say "it doesn't have to be perfect" when it looks like THAT! Awesome work
I made petite fours, once, years ago. They came out so beautiful and delicious but they were so much work that I swore I would never make them again... cut to quarantine 2020 and I found myself on the Preppy Kitchen blog, searching for a petite four recipe 😅 I’m so glad to see that you have this recipe out! Can’t wait to try it!
“Virgo feelings” had me 😂😂😂 That is 💯 true!
Looks delicious! 💕
I’ve ALWAYS wanted to make these. Having a video to go along with the recipe I’ve never used makes it feel so much more doable.
Thank you!😊
Is it only me getting stunned with John's dishwares? They are amazing!
The dishes shown at the very beginning are the "Queen Victoria" pattern, made by Herendi porcelain in Hungary.
Too busy drooling over the rack with copper pots.
Extremely conspicuous consumption.
@@erikamoore6164, it’s called ‘Herend’. There’s no “i”.
Herend is the name. The "i" at the end is the possessive form, literally "Herend's" which is how many Hungarians refer to this china.
I have no idea what this is but since John posted it I’m watching it! ❤️ ❤️
Hope you enjoyed it!
sameeee lol
@@PreppyKitchen just finished watching it and I enjoyed it (obviously) it was very informative and I’m hoping to make it soon ☺️
Me 2 😅😅
They are tiny ladies cakes. Used at teas and showers
i was today years old when i found out that what i thought were called "petifor" are just petit fours pronounced in an american accent 😭😭😭 help
this recipe looks so good, i'd never thought of freezing my cakes! you're a genius :)
@Sharon Bee help what no girl it's just a meme i'm dutch
As a native French speaking person, I had serious issue listening to him saying it like that >.< lol
Im glad I'm not the only one whose ears hurt when he said petite fleur...
I had to replay that a few times to see if that was really what I'd heard. As a Canadian I've never in my life heard it pronounced that way!
I grew up hearing them called 'pettyfers.' XD
I’m going to try and make this for Christmas dinner this year, wish me luck!
Edit: it did.... not turn out to well, it was so dense and heavy I couldn’t cut it without it falling apart 😢 everything tasted good though
Edit 2: I made the cake into cake balls and now it’s good!
🤣😂 at least they were good tasting! They def aren't easy to bake. I worked at a place that charged 1.50 per square
I love that he properly scrapes the bowls and dishes he uses.
I’m obsessed with ✨ v i r g o f e e l i n g s✨ it has such a “confused but supportive dad” energy, which already is the vibe John gives me. Never change 💜
LOL, thank you!!
@@PreppyKitchen im a virgo too i feel the need to measure everything exactly, whether its ingredients or crafting.
@@livsalazar3484 I'm a Saggitarius, complete opposite lol. Eyeballing is my signature move. 😂
@Ginger exactly,same thing with me xD geometry doesn't matter- but the eye's decision does xD don't care if it is not symmetrical, it is prettier, do it that way!- thank you head, but this is a geometry assignment
@@what-oy7rx I am a virgo and I am a very lazy person. So rarely measures and dont even use a ruler. I cannot remember how many times I get scolded by teachers and my mother for drawing charts like snakes in text books
My 2 best friends are Virgos. When you said “Virgo feelings” I literally LOL’d. 😂😂
These are so pretty! BTW am I the only one who likes longer videos? I love all the little tips that you give in them.
Thank you!
Nope, I do too. ❤
9:18 "it will burn and you'll be sad."
That's so empathetic of you, John💛🥺🙌
I’m not at all surprised that you’re a Virgo! You remind me of my Virgo dad: super friendly and warm hearted, really passionate about your job, and obsessed with perfection!
Your kitchen is the urban cottagecore fantasy ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love it!
Thank you SO MUCH! for the thorough directions. No one ever told me to freeze my cake squares after cutting. This makes so much sense now. And your fondant icing looks so simple. Now i need to make some room in my freezer!
Not just Virgos. I’m a Pisces and I need all my measurements to be perfect (as in, I’d probably also use a ruler in the kitchen). If not, I get anxious.Thank you, family genes, for making me like this. 😝
Aries here and same. I think it's more based off of personality types. type A lol
Same! Haha #piscesproblem 😆
It's almost as if this personality trait isn't based on the time you were born...! 🤯
Ohhh my I grew up eating them in Europe but since I moved Downunder I only had them once. Nobody doing them here. I might have to learn how to bake. Looks yummy. Thanks for the memories. 🎂🍰
I laughed out loud when I saw VIRGO FEELINGS! I totally get you now. I am a Virgo (5th) and I measure twice (or 5x) & cut once with EVERYTHING! Thank you my fellow Virgo.
5th here too and yes. To everything you said - yes.
@@MarjoryLoebe Hello Ms Marjory, my fellow Virgo 5!
I used to see these in the old Sears catalog as a kid, and I always wondered how they were made. Thanks for clearing up the mystery!
i want to be John's 'local friend' just so i can receive such gifts often :'3💛
I don't watch a lot of cooking shows. I have caught this channel a few times. I am always impressed by all the tiny teaching pearls that just come out during the discussion about the process.
Childhood memories of eating these at bar mitzvah parties (too many, when the adults weren't looking). Each one was like a separate little gift. The rose on top is a must. Thank you.
The ✨ v i r g o f e e l i n g s✨ pleases my Virgo Moon. Can't wait to try this out! 🍰
I used to work in Harrod’s patisserie, our petit fours were the traditional French variety: mini eclairs, mini fruit tartlets, mini mouseline cakes. Yum!! Anyone coming to the UK needs to go have afternoon tea at The Ritz, Fortnum & Mason or at The Berkley (my personal fave)
My Virgo Jupiter is singing from the increasing perfection reached by building on mistakes, while my Libra sun is totally ecstatic over the beauty of this kitchen as well as the entire conceit of tiny aesthetically pleasing cakes to eat at special events. Subscribed 1000% after "Virgo Feelings"
So pretty! They always remind me of Marie Antoinette! I remember an episode of the Great British Bake Off where bakers were criticized for their sloppy petit fours - they should have used the freezer like you did to get those nice tidy edges! Perfection, just like a Virgo! ;)
They were hideous lumps compared to these.
Omg I love these little fancy cakes!
Ok, your petit four are of royal varieties. So decadent and luxury with all the delicious ingredients 😮
omg the “virgo feelings” as you measure the cake exactly in half - I LOVE it 😂 meticulous and precise virgo = excellent baker material!
I....have.....been......wanting to make these so badly lately!! I just couldn’t find a recipe I had confidence in! What a great end to the day 🥳🧁
Haha me too 🤣 and my birthday is coming up - it’s a good time to try them 💕👍🏻
Lol Virgo Feelings... makes my OCD very happy
I LOVE petit fours... but the 'Virgo Feelings' was perfection! hahahaha
The way my heart lurched when you went to get the spoon with the lil cake balancing precariously still on the fork ☠️🪦💐
In my heart now are beautiful and tasty petite fours. Which are always making me want to eat. Thank you for such beautiful recipe. 😇
I can easily & honestly say, this is my favorite baking channel 🥰🥰
I just absolutely love your kitchen! You definitely are the most organized and cleanest ever teacher in the kitchen. Can you don’t a show and tell of you kitchen and home decor? I learn so much from you. Thank you so much! I soooo love you! 🌹🌹🌹
Being a perfectionist is vital in baking not so much cooking.
Literally have wanted to make this forever but, yes, have been intimidated by it... thank you, John, for making such art look achievable!
I've never caught a video this early great stuff this made my day, can't wait to make it 😋
Hope you enjoy!
My brother got these for my wedding. Love u L.
Finally, someone showing grams as well ! 👏🏻🤗
I want you to do all the challenges from the Great British baking Show! You always show all the amazing tricks we need to make beautiful treats!!
I'm less than a minute in and I'm already obsessed with the knobs on your oven. And i love your vibe. I'm gonna love your channel!
Wow. A real, simple recipe. It only has 400 steps. No problem. It reminds me why I'm not into baking.
Whispers, "Virgo feeeelings..." I almost died this morning. That was hilarious!!
I absolutely adore how much it shows that you love to do what you do.
That looks delicious 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻
Maestro, for me, you ARE the sweetest therapy! I 🥰 you!!!!
These were the cakes I've always dreamed of eating ever since I saw them in an illustration for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland where Alice has a mad tea party with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare! They easily the prettiest cakes!
This channel is like watching pure joy and sunshine make delicious food, and I am here for it ❤☀️ 😊
That is the cutest teeny little rose I ever saw! Great techniques on assembling the cakes - freezing them is such a great idea.
This guy's smile is incredible.
You are so fun to watch. I imagine you have a very very joyful household. Your family is so lucky to have you do all this amazing baking.
I about died laughing when you went all Virgo Feelings...my mom and I are both Virgos, born on the same damn day in fact. Makes for some pretty hilarious cooking moments when we get together, and make sure there's always an even number of everything! 😂
OMH, you two have to have a show because I need to see that!
I’ve ALWAYS wanted to bake these! A baking bucket list recipe! Thank you for posting!
ok i came across this randomly and i think this may be the most beautiful oven ive ever seen.
This video is a joy, and so are you, Chef! Most petit fours out there are gruesome: dry, ugly and tasteless. Bleck. The first thing I noticed about yours are how exquisite they look. That's how a petit four should look! And then, as I watched you do every stage of the preparation, your didn't make it overly complicated. You are very straightforward and had such great tips like freezing the cubes again before glazing. And, 1.25 in. is exactly the right size, The final thin fondant (and lovely pale pink tint alternating with the natural color) and piped rosettes decoration are so simple and lovely. They absolutely give them an exquisite finish. I'd love to try a glaze it had a had a little bit of almond flavor in it.I do want to try to make some lemon curd someday soon. Thank you so much. You are really fun! Can you tell I appreciate niice nerds?
Your Sagittarius friend. 🌺
This is what i mean when i say cooking is art ❤️ see how much he pays attention to details and makes everything perfectly and yet he is always giving us tips to do it the easiest way ❤️
As someone who has a Virgo partner, I can confirm he loves his ruler and also likes to measure things perfectly.
It’s the VIRGO FEELINGS for meeeee! 🤣 love it ♍️
Thank you I love how clear your directions are. 🙂
I'm on day 10 of a 300 day diet but i watched the whole thing and subscribed and have plans to make this on day 301!!! hahaha
I didn't experiment when I worked in a hospital. I cut out all meat and all dairy. I ate more salads even got the burrito wraps and added a hand full of salad mix on it added a bit of salad dressing that was free of egg products and low in chlorestol, rolled it up like a burrito as a snack. I also bought the morning farms entrées and meatless stuff including hotdogs and sausages. Granted the meatless took a bit of getting used to but within 3 months I had lost 30 pounds. I had also cut way back on soda as well.
I ve never hear of these. But these look very yummy I love these little fancy cakes. 🎂nice sharing👍God bless u.
Thank you so much 😊
HUGE in the 70s for baby showers!
The virgo feelings hit right into my soul! I love it!
"Virgo Feelings" is the best edit. We were all thinking the tape measure was extra, then, surprise! Lol
OMG!!! PRECISION TO THE MAX! I love it 😍😍 YOU ARE EVERYTHING!! This is definitely on my list to make next.
I’ve always loved petit fours. This recipe actually seams feasible to try. Thanks John!
"Virgo Feelings"😂. Oy, so in touch with that!
Thanks for your sharing and very yummy 😋
Petit Fours, for years I 've been telling people how wonderful these are. A mouthful of yumminess. If chocolate can t be used, can you do an icing version with fondant, to give a second option. Keep inspiring.
i did not searched for this. i did not intend to make petit fours and frankly, i wanted to go to bed. but i clicked on it because your thumbnail looked just so delicious and i stayed because i really like your attitude. you have an new subscriber 🙂
(and i have a new recipe to try out with my new kenwood 😏)
Your stove is everything! I especially loved your no waste way of covering them with the fondant. I might even try these so day cause I love eating them💜
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
I don’t even bake but I love this channel so much! It’s so calming and useful to watch all of these recipes ❤️
I haven't let myself watch you since I started back on KETO. (I can't let my enemies see me after shutdown) 😭 THIS IS TOOOO MUCH! 😍
That's too funny! Thanks for coming back!!
Ehhhhh, God bless them. Enjoy being you and viewing what you love. 💐
I’m already planning on making keto petit fours for Yule! You can do it!!
Easy to follow directions. I love your easy going manner and helpful tips!
Great, clear tutorial. Thank you!