Miniature Cupcakes
Serve miniature cupcakes instead of the full-sized variety.
Cupcakes are smaller versions of cakes, but even they can be shrunk down to a smaller size. Prepare a cupcake recipe in a miniature muffin tin, with mini cupcake liners. Use the same oven temperature as your recipe, but reduce the cooking time to 10 to 15 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting. Allow two to three miniature cupcakes per person instead of one full-sized cupcake.
Mini-quiches
Tiny quiche tartlets are a single-bite treat.
Quiche is just a way of saying "egg pie." For a baby shower, shrink a pie-sized quiche to a single-bite tartlet. Look for miniature tart shells in your grocer's freezer section. Thaw according to the package directions, if required, and fill with your favorite quiche filling recipe. Reduce the baking time to 10 to 15 minutes, but keep the same baking temperature. Garnish these quiches with a sprig of parsley on top for an added touch of elegance.
Sliders
For heartier fare, consider sliders, two-bite hamburgers served on halved dinner rolls. Use a meat patty to fit a dinner roll and cook the patties ahead of time. Either serve the meat, rolls and condiments in a buffet line for the guests to assemble themselves or put the sliders together and let guests add their own toppings, such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, cheese slices, tomatoes, pickles and lettuce.
Miniature Pizzas
Cut mini-bagels in half and the cover with pizza sauce. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese on top and put pepperoni slices on half the mini-pizzas, leaving the others plain. Heat the pizzas under the broiler for three to five minutes or until the cheese melts. Instead of using miniature bagels, you can also make a crunchy crust pizza using a single saltine or buttery round cracker for the base.
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