Petit Fours

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Decorative dragees, silver, gold, etc., for garnish
• 8 cups tinted Royal Icing, recipe follows, or store bought
• Pinch fine sea salt
• 6 large eggs
• 17 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar (about 5 boxes)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus melted butter for pans
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 quart raspberries
• 1 cup sugar
• Green and violet food coloring (or your favorite colors)
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 1 1/3 cups Raspberry Preserves, recipe follows, or strawberry jam with seeds
• 6 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 pound almond paste
• 1 cup all-purpose flour