The icing is often made with a base of confectioner's sugar, water, and some syrup that is heated over a double-boiler until smooth, before it's used to decorate the petit fours.

Beat until soft and creamy. Cut the cake in half horizontally and spread the bottom layer with the icing and sandwich back together. Trim the sides, and then cut the cake into 4cm (1½in) cubes.

The longer you wait to decorate the better. Wet your fingers with water to take each petit four out of the pan, this way you will not smudge the frosting. You can then decorate them with frosting, ...

Pour into an 11x15-inch cake pan sprayed with cooking spray and lined with waxed paper. Bake for approximately 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees. (Because the cake is thin it bakes quickly. Remove from ...

For witch hats, make petits fours through step 2. Then create a brim using a dab of icing: Affix each petit four to a 2-to-2 1/2-inch chocolate wafer cookie.

Cut those squares in half horizontally and spread 1/2 teaspoon icing over the top of one. Top the icing with the second square. Place on a cookie sheet. Repeat until you have made 24 sandwiches.

Put squares on a baking rack with wax paper underneath to catch the icing. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cream cheese, butter, canola oil, molasses and 1/4 cup water. Beat until smooth.

I can understand why these are reserved for certain events. They are time consuming to make from a frosting standpoint. It isn’t made until the squares are cut and placed on wire racks over a ...

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Six pans of 42 Easter egg petits fours are set out to be iced and decorated at Village Bakery in Tyler, Texas Monday March 30, 2015. The icing ...