While you prepare the glaze freeze the cake for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Marble cake icing mirror.
If you don t have one you can use a plate.
Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges.
Chocolate mousse cake with mirror glaze.
As a first step you ll need to bake the cake ice it with a crumb coat that s as smooth as possible and freeze overnight.
Ingredients and substitutes mirror glaze.
Chocolate mousse cakes are not the only way to use mirror glaze.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
Prepare the cakes according to the package or use your favorite cake recipe.
So yes a critical element.
Measure exactly do everything very exactly.
Gelatin this is what helps the mirror glaze stick to the cake.
I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass.
Chill cake uncovered in a fridge for 30 minutes.
My cake was frosted and in the freezer for 12 hours.
I was able to mirror glaze over cream cheese frosting.
I had no problems this type of glaze you need to really follow the recipe to the letter exactly.
Spray two 8 inch cake pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds.
If you can t find glucose yo u can use light corn syrup as well.
The cake needs to be frozen solid and removed from the freezer just before you pour the warm glaze on.
You can also use regular cake iced in plain old buttercream to make a mirror glaze cake with frosting.
I removed it only when i started to pour the mirror glaze on.
Although the traditional mirror glaze recipe inv.
Whisk together the flour baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Temperature is key to make the mirror cake succeed.
Slice the top off the cakes to create a flat surface.
Frost the top and sides of the cake with a thin even layer of frosting to trap in any crumbs.
Mirror glaze cakes have taken the internet by storm and i decided it was about time that i try making one.
Use a good quality non flavored gelatin for the best results.
Level the yellow cake s then frost with a smooth even layer of buttercream.
Make sure it s really really smooth though and frozen for a least an hour before you put that glaze over the top.
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.
Once chilled add a 1 2 inch layer of frosting around the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake.
Add a final layer of frosting around the cake ring and attach the last cake layer upside down.
Once the cakes are baked and cooled place one cake on a turntable.
This ensure the glaze solidifies over the cake.
