Mmmmm. As a kid I used to like a certain brand of these cakes. I seem to remember there was no jam in the middle but a small round of synthetic cream just under the icing. Never really tasted of anything, they always looked better than they tasted! Makes me long for outdoor tea parties, complete with ladies in long skirts and parasols! Frank, our pastry chef, was saying that when he worked at the Ritz, all petit fours had a layer of marzipan under the icing to ensure a perfectly flat top. I bet the ones you had had the cream there for the same reason. I'll let you know when I break out my summer skirts after this blasted snow goes away!! :) ~ MaryJane

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