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chocolate glaze
25 minutes
475 kcal
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How to make a cake more beautiful, tastier and give it a status or noble look? Of course, cover it with chocolate glaze. With her even the most regular cake will look completely different. It can be made quite quickly from what you have on hand. In my recipes I will tell you how to make delicious and super shiny chocolate frosting for a cake using different ingredients.
Chocolate frosting recipe for chocolate cake
Kitchen appliances: whisk, large and small saucepan.
List of ingredients
Step-by-step preparation
- We will need two pans of different diameters. Pour water into the large one so that the bottom of the small pan touches it, and put it on the fire.
- When the water is hot, break the chocolate into pieces and place in a small saucepan.
You can use chocolate circles or drops instead of a bar. - When the chocolate starts to melt, add sugar.
- Take a whisk and stir until the chocolate and sugar are completely dissolved.
- Add milk or cream and continue stirring until smooth.
- Remove the pan from the water bath and add oil.
- Mix vigorously with a whisk until the butter and chocolate are completely combined.
- We got it smooth glitter glaze, which must be cooled before use.
Video recipe
Watch how to make chocolate frosting from chocolate in the detailed video recipe.
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Chocolate Glaze made from Chocolate Milk and Butter
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
Ingredients:
Chocolate 100 gr.
Milk from 100 ml
Sugar 35 gr.
Oil 1 dessert spoon
Do on steam bath.
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This glaze can be used in or to cover.
Chocolate frosting recipe for a cake made from cocoa powder and milk
- Number of servings: one.
- Cooking time: 25 minutes.
- Kitchen appliances: whisk, bowl, pan, sieve.
List of ingredients
- 150 g cocoa powder;
- 150 g sugar;
- 220 ml milk;
- 100 g butter.
Step-by-step preparation
Simple glaze
On our website there are many desserts that use a similar glaze, including.
Mirror glaze
This glaze creates a perfectly smooth, shiny surface. And the cakes with it look simply excellent. 
It is a little troublesome to prepare. But I offer a simplified version of it. In addition to the ingredients for the main recipe, we will need:
- 14 g granulated gelatin;
- 70-80 ml of water.
- Soak the gelatin in water, stir and give it time to absorb the liquid.
- Prepare the glaze according to the basic recipe.
- At the end, add gelatin and stir the mass until it is completely dissolved.
- Cool the glaze to body temperature and pour it over the cake.
I often make this glaze for...
Video recipe
Do you need to decorate a cake, but you don’t know how to make chocolate icing from cocoa? Then watch this video that shows in detail how easy it is to do.
Chocolate cocoa glaze
Ingredients:
6 tbsp. Sahara;
6 tbsp. cocoa powder;
100 gr. butter;
15 tbsp. milk.
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Chocolate glaze made from cocoa and sour cream
- Number of servings: one.
- Cooking time: 25 minutes.
- Kitchen appliances: whisk, saucepan.
List of ingredients
- 150 g sugar;
- 150 g sour cream;
- 150 g cocoa powder.
The easiest and fastest chocolate glaze without chocolate
For the glaze, we need to mix cocoa, sour cream and sugar in equal parts, the glaze is ready instantly and is suitable for cakes, pastries, fruits, for everything, Bon appetit
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How to frost a cake
There are several ways to apply frosting to a cake. They depend on density, purpose and design. Cover the cake with glaze using a pastry spatula or spatula. Either the entire cake is coated with it, or just the top. In order not to keep the cake suspended, it is placed on a special rotating stand. And in order to cover only the top with glaze, a split ring is put on the cake, clamped and the glaze is poured. After it hardens, you just need to remove the ring. Instead, you can use a strip of cardboard, which is secured around the cake with thread.
In order to fill the entire cake with an even layer of glaze, place it on a stand or wire rack. And they, in turn, are placed on a tray or large dish, onto which the chocolate will flow. Filling starts from the center and moves in a spiral towards the edge. This way you can cover the entire cake or make beautiful drips on the sides.
If you need to make a perfectly even chocolate layer, then before applying the glaze, the cake is leveled using curd or, and is also suitable for this.
Did you manage to decorate your masterpieces with glaze according to my recipes? I'm looking forward to your feedback. And if you have your own options chocolate glaze, then share them with us.
Many housewives love to prepare homemade desserts. Cakes or a cake with chocolate icing will delight adults and children, especially if you strictly follow the recipe. Glazed white or dark chocolate will become a great option dessert decoration bird's milk, sponge cakes and other homemade baked goods.
In order for the fudge to be the desired consistency, it is important to determine for what purpose it is planned to be used. The technology depends on whether you want to obtain a matte or glossy mixture. Classic chocolate cake frosting is easy and quick to prepare. Each housewife has her own recipes and secrets for making fondant for pies and cupcakes, but you can consider a few basic rules How to make chocolate frosting for a cake:
- The consistency should not be very thick or liquid. Ideal option there will be a creamy mass, because it is more convenient to apply it to the product. This mixture will harden faster.
- If it turned out very liquid composition, it is recommended to add a spoonful of powdered sugar. If it is too thick, dilute with a spoon of warm water.
- It is better to make the powder yourself from sugar using a coffee grinder. Ready powder needs additional sifting.
- If you replace the water with lemon juice, the chocolate frosting for the cake will turn out sour, which will add unusual taste sweet dish.
- If you need Lenten option, just melt the tile.
- Many recipes call for adding butter for extra softness.
- If you apply berry or fruit jam to the product before glazing, the mixture will lie in a perfectly even layer.
Chocolate glaze - recipe
You can make the mixture from confectionery bars or cocoa, depending on which chocolate glaze recipe you like for the cake. The resulting composition can be used for applying inscriptions, joining cake layers, and decorating. Experienced housewife knows that frosted cakes always look more attractive than unglazed ones, so it's worth spending a few minutes preparing the composition. Classic base involves the use of sugar, cocoa, milk or water.
Below are several photo recipes describing how to make chocolate icing for a cake. Before using, it is recommended to cool the fudge a little so that it does not spread over the dish. If using buttercream, cool the mixture further. It is better to distribute with a brush. Special taste will add a little vanillin, rum, cinnamon or cognac.
Cocoa cake frosting
The recipe presented in the photo will tell you how to cook a delicious plastic mass for decoration. confectionery. When it hardens, you will get a thick, glossy crust. To prepare such a mass, it is recommended to take dark varieties cocoa powder and high quality butter. Chocolate cocoa glaze is suitable for coating cupcakes, sweet pies, pastries or desserts with a creamy consistency, such as souffles.
Ingredients
- milk – 4 spoons;
- butter – 50 g;
- cocoa – 1 spoon;
- sugar – 4 spoons.
Preparation
- Melt the butter over low heat.
- Add granulated sugar and milk to the saucepan.
- Cook until sugar is completely dissolved.
- Sift cocoa powder through a sieve and add to milk mixture.
- Warm everything up for about two minutes.
- Cool the mixture before decorating the pie.
Cocoa and milk cake icing
Many recipes call for using cocoa powder with milk, sour cream or cream. This combination of ingredients makes the coating shiny, soft, and dense. There are many photo recipes that provide different proportions of products. By experimenting, you can constantly obtain glazes from cocoa and milk of different shades and tastes. Will add originality coconut flakes, nuts, confectionery topping.
Ingredients
- milk – 3 spoons;
- vanillin;
- granulated sugar – 5 spoons;
- cocoa powder – 6 spoons;
- butter – 50 g.
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients in an enamel bowl.
- Cook in a water bath, stirring the mixture constantly.
- Check readiness by dropping a little glaze onto a saucer. The drop should freeze immediately.
Chocolate cake frosting
The easiest way to prepare glaze is to melt the tiles dessert chocolate. You can use white, milky or dark varieties, depending on personal preference. Chocolate icing for chocolate cake - quick way decorate the product (as in the photo). For the recipe below, you need to take a bar with a cocoa content of 72%.
Ingredients
- milk – 5 spoons;
- chocolate without additives – 100 g.
Preparation
- Break the tiles and place them in a greased bowl. Water cannot be added.
- Add milk to ensure the desired density of the coating mass.
- Place the bowl of food in a water bath.
- Heat until completely melted at 40 degrees. Stir the mixture constantly with a dry spoon until it melts.
White chocolate frosting
If homemade pie prepared according to special occasion, you can use white chocolate for coating. With this coating the dessert will become truly elegant. The mixture is suitable for decorating rolls, cakes or cream jelly. Glaze from white chocolate For the cake you can prepare it with cream, condensed milk, vanilla. Below is classic recipe with photo.
Ingredients
- powdered sugar – 180 g;
- white chocolate – 200 g;
- milk – 2 spoons.
Preparation
- Break the tile and place in a bowl.
- Place the container in a water bath.
- Add powdered sugar.
- Pour in a spoonful of milk.
- Stir the mixture constantly until you get a thick, homogeneous paste.
- Remove the bowl from the stove.
- Add a spoonful of milk.
- Beat the mass with a blender.
- Use the product while it is still hot.
Chocolate glaze with sour cream
The mass prepared according to this recipe will be thick, with a characteristic sour taste. Cocoa cake frosting with sour cream is suitable for dense homemade cakes or cookies, or you can top it with traditional sausage and nuts. It will not drain or sugar, but will immediately form a beautiful mirror-like surface. If desired, you can further decorate the product butter cream, nuts, candied fruits.
Ingredients
- sour cream – 2 spoons;
- cocoa – 2 spoons;
- powdered sugar – 4 spoons;
- vanilla sugar - half a teaspoon;
- butter – 1 spoon.
Preparation
- Combine powder, sour cream, vanillin and cocoa in a bowl.
- Place on low heat.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove bowl from heat.
- Add butter, stir.
- Apply to cakes until cool.
Mirror glaze for cake
Glaze looks especially beautiful and festive on homemade pies. Mirror chocolate glaze for covering the cake is prepared with a special syrup or with the addition small quantity gelatin. This mass freezes very beautifully on the surface of the product. If the glaze comes out with bubbles, you can pass it through a sieve before applying it to the cake. You will need a thermometer: you can use the mass when it has cooled to 35 degrees.
Ingredients
- glucose syrup – 150 g;
- water – 135 ml;
- sugar – 150 g;
- condensed milk – 100 g;
- gelatin – 15 g;
- chocolate – 150 g.
Preparation
- Pour gelatin into 65 ml of water.
- Place sugar, syrup, water in a bowl.
- Place on low heat.
- Stir the mixture constantly until the sugar dissolves.
- Place the broken chocolate, condensed milk, and gelatin in another bowl.
- Pour in hot syrup. Beat with a blender and cool to the desired temperature.
Chocolate and cream frosting
The presented recipe is a classic, so it definitely won’t let novice cooks down. Chocolate frosting made from cream and chocolate will make even the simplest cake gourmet. To cook the glaze you will need a little time and a standard set of products. The chocolate bar for the recipe can be milky, white or dark. Thanks to the cream and butter, the mixture will turn out shiny, plastic, and thick.
Ingredients
- chocolate – 100 g;
- cream 30% - 3 spoons;
- butter – 40 g.
Preparation
- Break chocolate bar, place in a clean, dry bowl.
- Place in a water bath.
- Add oil.
- Stir the mixture until it has a homogeneous consistency.
- Whip the cream.
- Gently mix the cream with the chocolate mixture.
Chocolate and butter frosting
One of the easiest and most proven methods for preparing a composition for glazing confectionery products is chocolate icing made from chocolate and butter. You can choose chocolate according to your taste, but prefer the option without additives. If you want to decorate the dessert with nuts or berries, place them on top of the icing.
Ingredients
- semi-sweet chocolate – 125 g;
- butter – 50 g;
- heavy cream - 3 tablespoons.
Preparation
- Place ingredients in a metal bowl.
- Heat in a water bath, stirring.
- Refrigerate before use.
Milk chocolate frosting
The the recipe will work those who are going to please their household with cakes, muffins, rolls from thin dough. Flavored glaze from milk chocolate for a cake it will turn out sweet, with an original aftertaste. The surface of the glazed cake will be matte, and if you want to achieve a mirror shine, you need to add oil to the composition.
Ingredients
- low-fat cream – 150 g;
- chocolate – 180 g.
Preparation
- The tile is broken and placed in a bowl.
- Add cream.
- Heat over low heat until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
How to frost a cake with chocolate icing
It is important to know not only how to prepare a mixture for decorating a pie or cupcake at home, but also how to properly pour the sweet mixture into the product. Glazing – simple procedure: Even a novice housewife can decorate a cake. The main rule is that the chocolate icing for the cake should cool slightly, but not thicken, so that the composition does not start to flow off the cake or turn into a lump.
It is recommended to decorate the cake with chocolate icing using a rubber brush. If you are making dessert from dense dough, try using apricot or peach or strawberry jam for an additional layer of lubrication. Coat the cake and leave for several hours.
After this, you need to put the cake on the wire rack and you can start decorating it: pour chocolate over it, leveling the surface with a spatula or rubber brush. If desired, the product can be additionally decorated with nuts, berries, confectionery sprinkles. Cool the pie for several hours in the refrigerator or on the balcony.
Chocolate frosting for cake at home recipe
Sweet, shiny, glossy - it's all icing. It is very difficult for confectioners to do without it. It is used to cover cakes and pastries, to paint on gingerbread cookies and cookies, to fill the tops of cupcakes, etc.
Glaze is not only beautiful, but also useful. Thanks to it, baked goods stay fresh longer. In addition, this cupcake decoration is very easy to prepare and not expensive. The only products you need are sugar and water. This is for the simplest frosting. But there are many recipes for this decoration; sometimes it seems that as many confectioners in the world, there are as many recipes, or even much more: everyone has at least two favorites.
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Glaze, like any other product, has its own rules, and if you follow them, your baked goods will always be beautiful, fragrant and impressive.
Consistency
The glaze should not be too thick and not too runny. Almost like sour cream. Then it will be well applied to the product, will set quickly and will not drain. If you followed the recipe and the glaze turned out too thin, add a spoonful of powdered sugar, and if it turned out too thick, add a teaspoon hot water.
Different goals
Liquid glaze is poured over the tops of cupcakes or donuts. Glaze with the consistency of 20 percent sour cream is used for patterns and designs on cakes. Or you can make the icing even thicker and use it to glue one half of the cake to the other. A brush will help with this.
Powder
It needs to be ground very carefully. Right within a few minutes. And when you open the lid of the coffee grinder, a “sugar smoke” should come from the powder. Yes, and of course, it’s best to make your own powder, not store-bought. Moreover, it is done very quickly.
In addition, it is better to sift the powder.
Lemon juice
It is often used as a substitute for water when making glazes. And sometimes they add a few drops to the glaze for flavor. Lemon juice adds glaze great taste and smell. And if the baked goods are very sweet, then it makes sense to use more lemon juice, this will create a contrasting, voluminous and interesting taste.
On whites and yolks
With eggs the glaze becomes rich taste and soft, dense consistency. Protein glaze often used for Easter cakes or drawing patterns. And the yolks give the glaze a yellowish tint - very beautiful. But for safety reasons, it is better to dry such glaze in the oven. Although this is often not mentioned in recipes.
Place the product in an oven heated to 100 C or a little more, even a little heating will protect you from salmonella, since it dies at 70 C.
With butter
When making icing for cakes, fat and butter are often added. The glaze with it turns out soft, creamy, it is well suited for cakes. The option with chocolate or cocoa and butter looks especially beautiful.
Secret: If you brush the cake with a thin layer of jam before frosting, the frosting will lie perfectly evenly and will shine very beautifully.
Dyes
It is often recommended to add food coloring to the glaze; with it, the color turns out bright, and the product takes on a festive, cheerful look. Of course there is nothing wrong with using food coloring from a bag, but you can also add natural coloring products to the glaze. For example, a spoon raspberry jam- so the color will turn out red, and magical raspberry flavor. A pinch of turmeric and a piece of butter will give you an intense orange tint.
Secret: It’s better not to use it for glaze porous chocolate. And if you add a spoonful of cocoa to the chocolate, the color will be more saturated.
How to apply?
Liquid glaze for Easter cakes and cupcakes is applied with a brush. You can apply it in several layers. The glaze for painting is applied using a pastry syringe. By the way, you can use a regular disposable syringe.
Simple glaze
200 g powdered sugar
4 tbsp. l. hot water
Step 1. Mix powder and water and place on low heat.
Step 2. Cook, stirring, until the glaze becomes smooth. Approximately 5-7 minutes.
Step 3. Pour hot glaze over gingerbread cookies or buns.
Egg yolk glaze
5 yolks
1.5 cups powdered sugar
3-4 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
Step 1. Beat the yolks with orange juice until a stable foam forms.
Step 2. Gradually introduce previously sifted powder. Stir everything until smooth.
Step 3. Cover the cake or cookies with icing and dry in the oven at approx. 100 C.
Glaze with rum
1 cup powdered sugar
3 tbsp. Roma
1 tbsp. l. hot water
Step 1. Sift the powdered sugar.
Step 2. Add water and rum and grind very thoroughly. Cover cupcakes or pastries.
Chocolate glaze
100 g chocolate
3 tbsp. l. water
1 tbsp. l. butter
100 g powdered sugar
Step 1. Break the chocolate into pieces, add hot water and heat until the chocolate dissolves.
Step 2. Then add softened butter and powdered sugar and grind into a homogeneous glaze.
Protein glaze
Good to use for patterns
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Step 1. Beat the whites until stiff foam.
Step 2. Sift the powder into the egg whites and beat very well again. Add lemon juice.
Step 3. Fill with glaze cream injector or a bag. Apply a pattern to a cake, cookies or gingerbread.
Butterscotch icing
200 g hard toffees
40 g butter
1/4 cup milk
1-2 tbsp. l. powdered sugar
Step 1. Heat butter and milk in a saucepan.
Step 2. Add toffee and powder, cook until the candies are completely dissolved, stirring constantly.
Step 3. Apply to the cake in several layers.
The cake is considered the main decoration of the holiday, but only if it looks appropriate. Many housewives prepare treats on their own, so they are actively interested in how to make mirror glaze. You can easily prepare the filling for the cake. on our own at home. We offer the most best recipes glaze, as well as mousse cake. Believe me, your guests will not remain indifferent and will appreciate your efforts.
White mirror glaze for cake: “classic of the genre”
This option is suitable for a classic mousse cake, which has already been brewed in freezer around 10-14 o'clock.
Ingredients:
- condensed milk - 120 gr.
- gelatin - 12 gr.
- granulated sugar - 160 gr.
- white chocolate (non-porous) - 160 gr.
- glucose - 150-160 gr.
- filtered water - in fact
1. Prepare a saucepan or other heat-resistant container. Pour granulated sugar and glucose into it, add 80 ml. water. Place on the lowest heat possible, simmer and stir until the grains dissolve.
2. In another bowl, break the chocolate, place it in a steam or water bath, melt completely and combine with condensed milk.
3. Dilute gelatin in 70 ml. water, leave for 20 minutes. Then heat it in the microwave until it becomes liquid and add to the sugar mixture.
4. Enter here chocolate composition, arm yourself with a blender and start whipping the glaze until smooth. Leave until cool.
5. It is worth remembering that to perfectly decorate the cake, the icing must reach 38 degrees. Then she will cover the treat and lie flat.
Colored mirror glaze
Since you can make mirror glaze not only by classical technology, consider this recipe for colored cake filling. At home you will need the following components:
- condensed milk - 120 gr.
- chocolate in briquettes (white) - 160 gr.
- molasses - 150 gr.
- granulated sugar - 0.15 kg.
- gelatin - 11-13 gr.
- water-soluble food coloring (color of choice) - 3 ml.
1. Mirror glaze for a cake begins with soaking gelatin, the recipe is simple: mix granules with 60 ml. filtered water, wait a third of an hour until it swells.
2. Now get busy granulated sugar. Pour it into a saucepan, add 80 ml. water, stir. Add caramel molasses, place over low heat and melt.
3. When the contents form a homogeneous syrup, add the gelatin mixture melted in the microwave. Melt the chocolate in a separate bowl, pour condensed milk and syrup into it.
4. Mix the contents, add dye. You can divide the mixture into several parts and provide each of them with a different pigment.
5. Now take a blender and beat the glaze. Keep the device at a minimum in order to avoid a large accumulation of bubbles.
Chocolate mirror glaze for cake
Mirror icing for a cake looks great in this version, so we hope that the recipe for chocolate filling will be useful to you. The main thing is to take the following components:
- gelatin - 14 gr.
- cocoa (powder composition) - 75 gr.
- molasses - 90 gr.
- granulated sugar - 230-250 gr.
- high fat cream - 170 ml.
Before you make mirror glaze, you should remember that it is ideal for mousse cake, which was previously aged at home in the freezer. Due to temperature changes, the coating is perfect.
1. So, combine gelatin in the indicated amount with 40 ml. water, wait a third of an hour.
2. Take a saucepan, mix granulated sugar and 90 ml in it. water. Add molasses, put on fire and wait until all the granules dissolve.
3. Remove the syrup from the burner. Pour the cream into a clean saucepan, heat it, combine with the warm sugar mass.
4. Place the swollen gelatin in the microwave and melt until it reaches the consistency of water. Mix in the main ingredients, start pouring in and sifting the cocoa powder at the same time.
5. Mix until smooth with an immersion blender. Then bring the fill to approximately 37-38 degrees. This mode ensures that the glaze is distributed perfectly.
Honey mirror glaze for cake
If you still don’t know how to make mirror glaze on a cake, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the honey filling variation. For the glaze you will need the following ingredients:
- condensed milk - 110-120 gr.
- gelatin - 13 gr.
- granulated sugar - 0.15 kg.
- food coloring (color at your discretion) - 1 ml.
- chocolate (in briquettes, white) - 160 gr.
- honey - 140 gr.
1. Before making mirror glaze, you need to prepare the ingredients and base for the cake. Soak gelatin in 65 ml. water, let it sit for a third of an hour at home.
2. After the specified time, place the plate with gelatin in the microwave. Heat until liquid, set aside. In another saucepan you need to combine sugar with 140 ml. water, melt and add honey.
3. Now break the chocolate, place it in a bowl and place in a water bath. Melt it, combine with condensed milk and sugar-honey mixture. Bring until smooth, pour in gelatin.
4. It's time to tint the fill using food pigment. The color is at your discretion, the quantity is also indicated conditionally. Add the dye and mix the ingredients with a blender.
5. It is very important to prepare the mixture without bubbles. For this purpose, professional confectioners take a fine-grained kitchen sieve and pour the gloss through it several times.
Mirror caramel glaze
- granulated sugar - 370 gr.
- gelatin - 12 gr.
- instant coffee - 20 gr.
- filtered water - 0.3 l.
- heavy cream - 0.3 l.
To truly cook unusual delicacy, you need to know how to make mirror glaze. There are many variations of cake filling, so start experimenting at home.
1. Fill a saucepan with water, stir in granulated sugar and coffee. Boil the mixture until caramelized over low heat. At the same time, bring the cream to a boil. After that, combine them with caramel.
2. Simmer the composition for 2-3 minutes. Don't forget to stir regularly. Soak the gelatin according to the instructions on the package. Since preparing mirror glaze for a cake is not difficult, proceed further.
3. Mix the soaked gelatin into the caramel mass. Keep in mind that by this time it should have cooled to 60 degrees. Whisk the ingredients thoroughly and strain.
Mousse cake covered with mirror glaze
If you want to make the most delicate mousse cake, you should prepare carefully. The dessert will turn out with a mirror glaze if you carefully study the presented recipe.
Strawberry confit:
- gelatin - 8 gr.
- lemon juice - 10 ml.
- fresh strawberries - 270 gr.
- rum - 40 ml.
- granulated sugar - 85 gr.
- water - 40 ml.
Chocolate mousse:
- gelatin - 10 gr.
- sugar - 40 gr.
- water - 65 ml.
- vanilla sugar - 20 gr.
- chocolate (briquette, white) - 90 gr.
- raw yolk - 2 pcs.
- cream (first portion) - 245 ml.
- cream (second portion) - 150 ml.
Glaze:
- gelatin - 12 gr.
- any dye - 1.5 g.
- condensed milk - 0.1 l.
- white chocolate - 160 gr.
- granulated sugar - 150 gr.
- invert syrup - 140 ml.
Almond Brownie:
- chocolate (white, briquette) - 60 gr.
- dark chocolate - 50 gr.
- granulated sugar - 90 gr.
- egg - 2 pcs.
- ground almonds - 35 gr.
- dark chocolate - 95 gr.
- wheat flour - 50 gr.
- butter - 100 gr.
Before you make mirror glaze, you should arm yourself with all the ingredients for the cake. Start the procedure at home.
Making brownies:
1. Melt in suitable container oil. In a separate container, do the same with the chocolate.
2. Pour sugar into a cup and pour in butter. Stir the mixture and add chocolate to it. Beat with a mixer. Add eggs, flour and almonds to the resulting mass.
3. Mix thoroughly and pour into a separate form. Bake in the oven at 160 degrees until done. Put it in the refrigerator.
Preparation of confit:
1. Place the washed berries in a saucepan and sprinkle them with sugar. Boil the ingredients over low heat. At the same time, soak the gelatin. Combine the strawberry mixture with it.
2. Pour lemon juice and rum into a common cup. Stir. Pour the mixture into the silicone mixture. Send it to freeze.
Preparing chocolate mousse:
1. Pour two types of sugar into a fireproof container. Add the yolks and thoroughly grind the ingredients. Separately, heat the first portion of cream. They shouldn't boil. Pour the mixture over the sugar.
2. Simmer the ingredients over low heat until thickened. At the same time, prepare the gelatin. Ready composition should be cooled slightly. After this, add gelatin and mix.
3. Pour the mixture into the blender bowl, add chocolate pieces. In a separate container, whip the second portion of cream. Pour into the total mixture and stir. Freeze half the mixture in the mold.
Cake assembly:
1. Remove the frozen mousse and place the strawberry confit on it. Pour the unfrozen mousse over this. Next comes the brownie.
2. Fill the available space in the mold with the remaining mousse. Place the cake in the freezer for 13 hours.
Preparing the glaze:
1. Since making mirror glaze for a cake is not difficult, let’s move on. At home, use a saucepan and add glucose syrup into it.
2. Mix water with granulated sugar. Place on the fire and wait for it to boil. Stir ingredients regularly. Grind the chocolate and add it to the pan. Pour in condensed milk, stir.
3. Don’t forget to soak the gelatin in advance. After swelling, place it in a saucepan. Mix in the dye. Beat the mass with a mixer. Next, remove the frozen piece from the mold and place it on a wire rack.
4. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet. The glaze should cool to 37 degrees. Pour it over the cake. When the mixture sets, decorate the treat with chocolate petals.
If you previously did not know how to make mirror glaze, detailed recipes will help you decide actual question. This unique decoration can be used not only for a cake, but also for any baked goods of your choice. Don't be afraid to experiment at home.
Make the glaze- This is one of the most common ways to decorate baked goods deliciously and beautifully. You can use store-bought glaze, but it’s best to make it yourself at home. It will be much cheaper and healthier than store-bought icing. The main thing in this matter is to know exactly what kind of glaze you want to prepare. And there are quite a lot of its types. We will consider the most common of them in our article, and also get acquainted with the most popular recipes preparing the glaze.
First, let's look at what types of glaze exist today:
chocolate;
caramel;
marmalade;
sugar;
dairy;
Each type of glaze is good in its own way and suitable for different purposes. By using different types With icing you can decorate cakes, gingerbreads, buns and any other baked goods in an interesting and unusual way. Cook this delicious decoration not difficult at all. The main thing is to know the ingredients that need to be mixed, as well as the method by which it is done. Now, having met general list varieties of glaze, let's find out how to prepare it correctly.
Chocolate
There are many varieties of chocolate glaze. It can be either dark or light. Both matte and shiny. IN in this case we'll consider classic version chocolate icing. In order to make it, you will need the following ingredients:
100 grams of powdered sugar,
3 tablespoons cocoa,
5 tablespoons of milk,
1.5 tablespoons softened butter,
vanillin optional.
Let's get started: take it all bulk products and mix them together in one bowl, then heat slightly fresh milk and gradually add it to the resulting mixture. Stir the ingredients, add butter and stir again. You need to achieve a uniform consistency. But be careful: this glaze hardens very quickly, so it must be done after your baked goods are ready and standing next to you, waiting for glazing.
The glaze made according to this recipe turns out very tasty and shiny. It covers your baked goods in an even layer and gives it some charm.
Caramel
Caramel glaze, made at home with your own hands, gives dishes a light caramel flavor and also covers the surface of baked goods with a beautiful glossy layer. In order to properly make caramel glaze, you need the following ingredients:
180 grams of instant sugar,
150 grams of warm water,
150 grams of cream (fat content not less than 35%),
10 grams cornstarch,
5 grams of leaf gelatin.
To begin, take the cream and sift the starch into it, mixing it all well, then soak the gelatin in cold water and let it brew. Now find a frying pan with a thick bottom and heat it over medium heat, then pour it into it. required amount Sahara. Melt it until you get a liquid brown mass. It is not recommended to stir or interfere with the melting process. If you really can’t wait, you can turn the pan a little, but don’t touch the caramel with your hands or cutlery! It should melt on its own.
Pour slowly and carefully into the prepared caramel. warm water, mix it all, and bring to a boil, without ceasing to stir the liquid during the process. Carefully pour the finished caramel mass into the mixture of cream and starch, while simultaneously stirring the contents of the container with a pastry whisk.
Now you can add pre-soaked gelatin to the caramel mass, which must be squeezed out thoroughly before adding. Mix the contents of the container thoroughly and your glossy caramel glaze is ready. It is advisable to apply it on perfectly flat surfaces to achieve a stunning effect.
Marmaladnaya
Marmalade glaze can make any of your baked goods incredibly attractive and unusual, as well as give it a special taste. To prepare you will need:
12 gummy candies,
4 tablespoons sugar,
50 grams of butter,
2 tablespoons of sour cream.
Cut the marmalade candies into small pieces, then find a small saucepan and place the marmalade slices there. After this, add sour cream with sugar, as well as softened butter. Stir well and place over medium heat until the marmalade begins to melt. After boiling, cook for about 15 minutes, stirring the mixture regularly, and when the glaze thickens, remove it from the heat, let it cool a little and you can decorate your baked goods with it.
Sugar
Sugar icing has many names: white, white, gingerbread, Easter cake icing, and so on. But despite a large number of names, she still has the same cooking method. And in order to make your own beautiful sugar icing at home, you will need a simple list of ingredients:
one egg white,
half a glass of sugar,
half a glass of water.
If you need more glaze, increase the amount of ingredients.
Choose a small saucepan, pour water into it and add sugar, then put it on low heat and stir the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved. After this, increase the heat and ensure that the water from the pan completely evaporates to form a viscous syrup. Egg white beat well and begin to slowly pour it into the sugar mixture, remembering to stir it constantly. Beat the resulting mixture again, and your icing ready.
Dairy
Milk icing for a cake is often made from milk chocolate. To make your own milk glaze at home, stock up on the following ingredients:
180 grams of milk chocolate,
150 milliliters low-fat cream.
The chocolate should be broken into small pieces, then put them in a saucepan and pour cream on top. Place this mixture on low heat and stir regularly. Cook until the chocolate melts. After this, you can remove the pan from the heat, cool your icing a little and decorate the cake with it.
Honey
Honey glaze is another type of chocolate glaze, but it hardens much more slowly and has a slightly different taste. To prepare it you need:
3 tablespoons honey,
2 tablespoons sour cream,
2 tablespoons cocoa powder,
30 grams of softened butter.
Do honey glaze very simple. To do this, you need to thoroughly mix all the ingredients together, then place them in a saucepan and put on medium heat. Cook, stirring, until boiling. Once the glaze comes to a boil, let it simmer for a few more minutes, then turn off the heat, let the glaze cool, and you can spread it on your baked goods.
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