We'll just try to pack more calories in a smaller size goody.
I have been checking out all the small portion deserts out there in the stores and on the internet, and what I see are very simple single or double bite type items. For instance there is the cake pops they sell at Starbucks now and the mini cupcakes. I've also seen small bite size brownies and the old standby petite fours, as well as mini cinnamon rolls and mini Danish.
It's actually, from a Baker's perspective at least, embarrassingly simple to make. Taking cake and mashing it up in a mixer kinda goes against my grain. However it is a good way to use up leftover cake.
The next big thing in baked goods? I don't know about that but its interesting whichever way you look at it.
You take a layer of cake (yes an already baked layer) and crumb it up into a mixer bowl and blend it with something to moisten it a bit like cake icing or a filling of some kind, depending on the flavor you want. mix it until it turns into a pasty mass (don't use too much icing or filling because it will be too soft).
From there on you divide it into the portion size you want and melt the coating you would like to use, such as white or dark chocolate or use some other candy coating. make the paste into balls and put onto the the lolly pop sticks that have been dipped into the coating so that the cake ball will not spin on the stick when you dip it.
Allow the pops to set in the fridge to firm up a bit before dipping, maybe an hour or two.
When you dip them you can either set them upside down on a piece of parchment or right side up stuck into a piece of Styrofoam depending on how you want them to look.
So... why not give it a try, these are very interesting and great for parties. You can buy everything you need for these at a Michaels crafts store or even a Fred Meyers grocery store for that matter.
Let me know what you think or if you have other ideas.
Mike the baker
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