petit fours
Bite-sized fancy cakes
Petit fours are small decorative pastries or confections, typically bite-sized and elaborately decorated.
The term comes from French, literally "small oven." They appear at teas, receptions, and upscale bakeries—tiny cakes with fondant icing, miniature tarts, or delicate cookies meant to be eaten in one or two bites: The caterer arranged petit fours on silver trays.
Coated with shiny finish
- icedCooled with cubes
- fondantSmooth, moldable cake covering
- marzipanSweetened ground nut confection
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
layered · sponge · almond · apricot · jam · buttercream · decorated · coated
Small enough for one mouthful
- morselsSmall pieces of food
- daintyDelicately small and pretty
- mouthfulQuantity you can chew
- nibblesTakes small bites
canapés · hors d'oeuvres · treats · samples · tastings · tidbits · assorted · platter
French sweet-goods establishment
- bakeCook using dry heat
- tartletSmall pastry shell
- éclairFilled oblong pastry
- macaronAlmond meringue cookie sandwich
financier · madeleine · meringue · choux · laminated · French · Viennese · bakery
Elaborate or decorative
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- ornateElaborately decorated
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
delicate · dainty · decorative · intricate · artful · pristine · polished · presentation
glazed
Coated with shiny finish
ganache · layered · sponge · almond · apricot · jam · buttercream · decorated · coated · filled
bite-sized
Small enough for one mouthful
nibbles · canapés · hors d'oeuvres · treats · samples · tastings · tidbits · assorted · platter · individual
pâtisserie
French sweet-goods establishment
macaron · financier · madeleine · meringue · choux · laminated · French · Viennese · bakery · confectioner
fancy
Elaborate or decorative
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- refinedPurified or cultured
- ornateElaborately decorated
exquisite · delicate · dainty · decorative · intricate · artful · pristine · polished · presentation · craftsmanship
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- soiréeFormal nighttime social gathering
celebration · catering · buffet · formal · gala · luncheon · entertaining
- dessertscake, cookies, pie, cupcakes, pudding
- banquet foodprime rib, beef tenderloin, filet mignon, roast beef, rack of lamb
- bite-sized treatsmini cupcakes, cake pops, donut holes, brownie bites, mini muffins
- Classic Dessertsangel food cake, baked Alaska, Black Forest cake, Boston cream pie, bread pudding
- holiday sweetsgingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread house, gingerbread men, gingerbread man
- pastriescroissant, danish, croissants, butter croissant, eclairs
petit fourswedding cake
Tiered matrimonial dessert
tiered cake · sheet cake · layer cake · bundt cake · slab cake