How to achieve the perfect thickness and temperature so that when you pour it, it’s not too thin or thick, and doesn’t melt the ganache. Version History. N x. Hi Nagi, I want to use your glaze recipe for my orange chocolate cake. Made with a simple mixture of cocoa, cream, sugar, water and gelatine, it’s used to make Mirror Cakes like this elegant Chocolate Glazed Mirror Cake with layers of chocolate cake and chocolate ganache. You don’t need any specialty ingredients or patisserie equipment – just a meat thermometer and strainer! This makes a thicker layer of mirror glaze which helps disguise more blemishes on the surface of the cake. For a single cake, you’d need to use a milkshake container or large mason jar, then transfer into a saucepan. Swiss Meringue or French Meringue Buttercream. Dissolve gelatine – Drop the gelatine in (it will have solidified into a rubbery disc); 5. Thanks for this recipe and More power to you and of course kisses to Dozer. like the Lemon Glaze in this cake). Thanks! Ensure the glaze is at 30°C/86° so it spreads smoothly for a thin, flawless finish. Not once, but twice! Place the chilled cake onto a wire rack fitted inside a baking sheet. Separate the batter into 6 different bowls and tint one bowl red, one orange, one yellow, one green, one blue and one purple. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low; beat in half the flour mixture, then all of the milk and then the remaining flour mixture until just combined. 2.5.8 Release note: Added the feature to mute the vibration. Pipe half of the red batter into the center of one of the prepared pans, then pipe the remaining red batter into the center of the second pan. Oh Iâm anxious pouring the glaze (itâs 36deg at the moment). Just wondering if the ganache and glaze can hold up to the marmalade? – Nagi x. Hungry for more? You want a steady pouring stream so you get a curtain of chocolate coating the sides of the cake rather than piddly little drips! Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Mirror Glazes take 5 to 10 minutes to set. Remove the mixture and stir the mixture. Mountains out of mole hills indeed …. Place one cake layer onto the cake board bottom-side up. 1. Well done again,Nagi. Professional pâtissiers use a stick blender / immersion blender. Honestly, just easier to mix cocoa and water first! But the mousse would need to be hard chilled overnight. Pour! This will cause dragged, untidy bits around the base of the cake when you move it. It makes it easier to spread the frosting smoothly. It will make a cake look impressive, but like most things in life, it’s what’s underneath that really matters! 1 leaf = approx 1,5 gram. It will not crust over like typical glazes (eg. ); You can use mirror glaze on virtually any cake; and. This is called blooming gelatine and it allows the gelatine to dissolve smoothly into mixtures. To decorate: Using a serrated knife, level the top of each cake layer. Powdered gelatine works just fine and it’s readily available everywhere. But it’s not as nice to eat because it makes the glaze thicker than ideal (more like 4 – 5mm), so you perceive a bit of jelly texture. I manage this on my own, but it’s easier if you get a helping hand! Sign up for the Recipe of the Day Newsletter Privacy Policy, Christmas Ornament Cake Pops with Mirror Glaze. This Mirror Cake Glaze gives the wow factor to any cake, a perfectly flawless mirror reflection. Combine the confectioners' sugar, butter and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. So here are some tips on how to rectify Mirror Glaze blemishes: This is what I used to decorate my cake: Gold leaf and gold dust, purchased from Woolworths in Australia (it’s our equivalent of Walmart in the US and Sainsbury’s in the UK). Hi Nagi, I am planning to use your amazing mirror glaze recipe for my granddaughterâs 21st cake. 3. Dip a knife in, then wipe dry. Hey Nagi! Do not touch the glaze once it is poured – anything that comes into contact with the glaze will leave a mark! Note that there are some lengthy chilling periods involved in this recipe, ⦠Pour in the bloomed gelatin, and whisk until the gelatin is ⦠Otherwise the glaze around the base of the cake will start to set and stick to the rack. But removing them is easy – just pass a blow torch or even a lighter lightly across the surface of the mirror glaze where the bubbles are, and watch in wonder as the bubbles disappear! The glaze didn’t sink in and formed a good skin with the coconut stuck really well. Do minimal stirs, enough to just incorporate the cocoa slurry into the cream; 3. MOST SATISFYING MIRROR GLAZE CAKE ⦠If you just added the powder straight into the glaze, you’d end up with lots of lumps. The filling would have marmalade jam on top of a ganache filling and the cake will be crumb coated with chocolate ganache. However, all too often, patisseries and cake makers prioritise the shelf life benefits and make the mirror glaze too thick and too rubbery. Thank you! Checklist before you start pouring to ensure you nail it! Don’t worry, the surface will still be flat. The glaze should be shiny and glossy at this point, and hopefully bubble free. However, a buttercream frosting or chocolate ganache is perfect. This and your chocolate cake, is added to my go to favorite baking experience. That might sound slightly unappealing but when executed properly, it functions as a very, very thin layer of soft jelly encasing a frosting or mousse of some sort underneath. ð¬. The cake was chilled for least 30 minutes. Here are some suggestions for frostings that will work under a Mirror Gaze: As much as you would ordinarily use to fill and cover the sides and surface of a cake. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Proper Mirror Glazes are no thicker than 3mm and are not made with condensed milk, for superior results (read in post for more info). 1. And more importantly, it is still going to taste 100% amazing! You will read the words “cool” and “refrigerate” a lot in the following sections! That action will create bubbles. Freeze cake for 1 hour until buttercream is very firm. However, this only works if you’re making large enough batches of glaze so the blender head is completely submerged. It just needs to be reheating gently then stirred very gently until it is once again smooth and pourable, and then cooled to 30°C/86°F as required by the recipe. I will try this in the future. © 2020 Discovery or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Mix – it will set into a thick paste. Do you reckon white chocolate could be substituted instead of the cocoa and sugar for a white chocolate glaze? Growing! Add the condensed milk and combine with an immersion blender until emulsified and smooth. Measure your glazeâs temperature with a candy thermometer. Itâs pretty! Let's decorate and have fun. 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple gel food coloring, as needed, 2 recipes Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows, 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, 2 1/4 teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin, 1 cup good-quality white chocolate disks or chopped white chocolate, Assorted colors of gel food coloring, as desired. I would not recommend really airy, soft or fragile cakes (like Chiffon Cakes) because they will be difficult to handle and prone to easily denting. Doing this too far in advance creates too many unexpected variables which may trigger the need / irresistible desire to stir. I’m using my Chocolate Cake with a chocolate ganache because it’s an elegant, classic combination with true wow-factor when combined with the mirror glaze – both visually when you slice it, and in flavour. In the Netherlands, leaf gelatin is more common. It seems my glaze did not yield as much as yours ,my cake was an 8″. Filling only though! Otherwise, refrigerate – you don’t need to cover an uncut cake because the mirror glaze seals it! Also you will get a skin on the surface which creates unsightly lumps in the glaze. Thank you for demystifying mirror glaze!! Combine the granulated sugar, corn syrup and 1/3 cup water in a medium saucepan. Hi Nagi. And with that – I have now shared with you everything I know about Mirror Glazes!! Position the strainer and tilt the jug so you minimise the distance the liquid falls so you don’t create any bubbles. 1. Refrigerate cake layers for at least 1 hour until well-chilled (for easier handling). I will try it again as the glaze enhances the taste of chocolate throughout the cake. Place your frozen frosted cake on top of an inverted cake pan resting on top of a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack. Just use your trusty old meat thermometer! Slide them under the cake, then lift and shift (see below for steps – I use this same method after glazing); 2. In a ⦠You don’t need a fancy candy thermometer. 6. Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the bloomed gelatin to dissolve. It will feel like a soft jelly. Using an offset spatula, frost the cake with an even coat of frosting. If you’ve always wanted to but been too intimidated by the thought of producing beautiful French patisserie-style cakes, Chocolate Mirror Glaze is an excellent place to start because: It’s a great show-off cake, one that everyone oohs and ahhs over how shiny and reflective the glaze is – just like a mirror! N x. Nagi! And none of my Beef Pho either!! Spread a small amount of Buttercream Frosting onto an 8-inch cake board. For me personally, this has been the single most well received cake by friends and family in the 6 years since I started this website. I was planning to make this on Christmas Eve coz we will be hosting the dinner for our relatives. Everyone who ate this cake found it moorish. If you see a whitish foam on the surface, that’s ok too and is easy to deal with; just leave it for now. Your glaze is at 30°C/86°F (give or take 2 degrees); You strained into the pouring jug just before using it; and. A classic Chocolate Mirror Glaze is made of gelatine, water, cream, sugar and cocoa powder. Tag me on Instagram at. The goal of the cake is to not only look stunning, ⦠Dec 17, 2020. Place a wire rack over a rimmed sheet pan and put the cake on top. Check your cake by looking at it from the side. Make one slice into the cake. Smooth frosting or ganache finish on cakes, 1. Hi Marie – did you see the post on transferring the cake? Hence the beauty of homemade – so we can make it properly! Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. The top came out flaws less, there were few very tiny tiny bubbles that you need a magnifying glass to see them, but the top looked. When the Mirror Glaze is the proper temperature, pour the colors together into a single container for a swirled effect. When the glaze is between 75 and 80 degrees F, it is ready to pour. – Nagi X. I made this (cake and all) and it was great, such an impressive, enormous, delicious cake! Beat the granulated sugar and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes. A mirror glaze is a way to glaze a cake that produces a highly reflective surface. The second cake layer the excess glaze drips ; 3 all for show and nothing more, and hopefully free. 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