Planning your best gal pal’s baby shower or your own small fry’s birthday bash? Forgo the colossal Costco cake and opt for a box of charming petits fours from Dragonfly Cakes.

This Sausalito, CA-based boutique bakery crafts bite-sized treats for pee-wee-themed parties and overnights them via UPS. The teeny cakes have a distinctive diamond shape and come in six finger-licking flavors: raspberry, vanilla-orange, hazelnut-praline, apricot, chocolate and lemon.

The owner/pastry chef, former Seattleite Brooks Coulson, is big on customization and says the top design trend right now is monogrammed petits fours with Baby-to-be’s first initial on them. Rushed for time? Order a batch of 30, pop them out of the box and onto a sleek plate and presto—you’ve got a posh-looking dessert spread even Martha Stewart would envy.

Need a unique take-home gift for your guests? Order a 60-piece party-pack box that comes with custom-colored ribbons and individual gift boxes that hold two of the moist little cakes. Tip: Give the boxes to your guests on their way out the door and you’ll always be remembered as a super sweet hostess.

Box of 30 petits fours, from $57 (plus shipping), through:
Dragonfly Cakes
415.332.6812
www.dragonflycakes.com