Cake Recipes: Petits Fours 07 by Recipe Cottage

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	Petits Fours 07

		Petits Fours 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp almond extract 2 cup sifted cake flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup milk 6 egg whites 1/4 cup sugar Cream butter and oil throughly. Gradually add 1 cup sugar and cream together till light and fluffy. Add extracts; sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beating after each addition. Beat egg whites until foamy; gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and beat till mixture forms soft peaks. Fold into batter. Bake in an oiled and floured 13 x 9 1/2 x 2 pan on 350 F for about 40 minutes or until done. Cool cake 5 minutes before removing from pan. When throughly cool, cut into 1 1/2 squares or diamonds and place on a cake rack. Spoon icing over the cakes and let it drip off the cake. Icing 3 cup sugar 1/4 tsp cream of tartar 1 1/2 cup hot water 1 tsp. vanilla 2 1/4 cup confectioners sugar Cook the sugar, cream of tartar and water into a thin syrup (226 on thermometer) Cool to lukewarm and add vanilla; gradually add sifted confectioners sugar until icing is of a pouring consistency. Add food colorings to mixture and stir until throughly blended. Spoon icing over the cake pieces. It is better to give cakes two coats of icing.