Chocolate Mirror Glaze Cake
Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake.
Chocolate mirror glaze cake. The main appeal of this glaze is that it s gorgeous but it also seals the inside of the cake. The chocolate mirror glaze recipe i m sharing with you today is very easy to make. It always makes a fabulous impression and is the perfect topping for a chocolate dessert. This chocolate mousse cake has a layer of chocolate cake on the bottom strawberry jelly layer in the middle and lots of homemade chocolate mousse.
So you can store your cake uncovered in the refrigerator or at room temperature. This cake looks really impressive and tastes absolutely amazing. Remove the smoothed buttercream cakes from the fridge or freezer must be fully chilled before glazing and place on a circular object on top of a large baking sheet to catch the run off glaze. Chef dominique ansel s chocolate cake recipe is the perfect canvas for this dark chocolate mirror glaze.
500g enough to glaze an 8 inch cake. You can make the sponge and the glaze mixture up to 3 days ahead but you ll need to apply the glaze on the day you ll be serving the cake. The temperature of the glaze has to be just right. Store the baked sponge in an.
Preheat the oven to 180c 170c fan gas 4. Chocolate mirror glaze is a shiny coating made from chocolate cocoa powder sweetened condensed milk and gelatin. Chocolate mirror glaze is so beautiful and shiny. Too hot and it won t be thick enough.
Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges. This mirror glaze cake recipe makes a beautiful shiny chocolate heart with a gold glaze accent. Chocolate mirror glaze cake recipe chocolate hacks by cakes stepbystep how to make an easycake chocolateglaze at home for a mirrorcake. Many of the pastries found in a traditional french bakery have an outer layer of shiny glaze.
Grease and line two 20cm 8in springform cake tins with baking paper. To stay up to da. I admit that i m a little addicted to making mirror glaze cakes. I usually make a mirror glaze cake recipe that is colored and marbled but i wanted to try my hand at a decadent chocolate mirror glaze cake recipe and i was so excited about the outcome.
Srawberry and chocolate mirror cake made with a soft dark chocolate cake at the bottom followed by a white chocolate mousse a strawberry jelly insert and a dark chocolate mirror glaze. It sets nicely over layers of biscuit chocolate mousse and rum syrup and keeps decorative swiss meringues in place for a truly decadent treat. This is called glaçage miroir or mirror glaze. Covered with shiny chocolate mirror glaze and topped with strawberries.
Too cool and it won t flow over the cake. Store glaze in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week.