Chocolate Mirror Glaze Decorated Chocolate Drip Cake
Let the glaze until the glaze stops dripping.
Chocolate mirror glaze decorated chocolate drip cake. Use a hot knife to cut off the drips and clean up the bottom edge of the cake. Pour the glaze on top and edges of the cake. A super decadent treat for a special occasion. The recipe is the same for dark chocolate mirror glaze but instead substitute out dark chocolate.
In a small saucepan bring water sugar and glucose syrup to boil and to 103 degrees celsius 217 fahrenheit then take off the heat. Prepare cake angels glossy mirror glaze. Use an offset spatula to remove the drips and decorate the bottom of the cake with grated chocolate. Chocolate drip cakes over the last year or so have become increasingly popular so when i was asked to teach and organise a cake off a cake decorating version of a bake off being sponsored by lindt chocolate i thought drip cakes would be an ideal subject.
Spread chilled buttercream around the cakes and smooth out. Make sure you allow for the glaze to cool and thicken slightly before pouring over the cooled cake. Spread buttercream between both cakes to stick together. Prepare gelatin mass from gelatine powder mixing into water and set aside.
Before serving decorate the cake with fresh strawberries and white chocolate curls if. Chef dominique ansel s chocolate cake recipe is the perfect canvas for this dark chocolate mirror glaze. Transfer the cake to a serving platter and refrigerate for several hours to defrost the cake and set the glaze. I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass.
500g enough to glaze an 8 inch cake. Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake. Chocolate mirror glaze cake recipe chocolate hacks by cakes stepbystep how to make an easycake chocolateglaze at home for a mirrorcake. 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.
To create a drip effect use a spoon to apply the glaze around the edges of your cake. This simple glaze can be used to cover any cakes and bakes. The glaze will be very shiny while still a bit wet but it will lose some of the shine as it cools. To stay up to da.
Store glaze in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week. This shiny chocolate mirror glaze cake is made from honey mousse strawberry whipped cream and chocolate joconde. Transfer the cake to the serving dish or a cake base whatever you are using for its final presentation. White chocolate mirror glaze is used in my milk peach entremet.
It sets nicely over layers of biscuit chocolate mousse and rum syrup and keeps decorative swiss meringues in place for a truly decadent treat. Return to the fridge until you are ready to add the glaze.