Marble Cake Icing Mirror

I had no problems this type of glaze you need to really follow the recipe to the letter exactly.

Marble cake icing mirror.

Once the cakes are baked and cooled place one cake on a turntable. Slice the top off the cakes to create a flat surface. I removed it only when i started to pour the mirror glaze on. Although the traditional mirror glaze recipe inv.

This ensure the glaze solidifies over the cake. So yes a critical element. While you prepare the glaze freeze the cake for a minimum of 20 minutes. Chill cake uncovered in a fridge for 30 minutes.

You can also use regular cake iced in plain old buttercream to make a mirror glaze cake with frosting. Mirror glaze cakes have taken the internet by storm and i decided it was about time that i try making one. I was able to mirror glaze over cream cheese frosting. Frost the top and sides of the cake with a thin even layer of frosting to trap in any crumbs.

If you don t have one you can use a plate. Prepare the cakes according to the package or use your favorite cake recipe. Whisk together the flour baking powder and salt in a bowl. Make sure it s really really smooth though and frozen for a least an hour before you put that glaze over the top.

Spray two 8 inch cake pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds. Once chilled add a 1 2 inch layer of frosting around the entire cake with the remaining frosting. Ingredients and substitutes mirror glaze. My cake was frosted and in the freezer for 12 hours.

The cake needs to be frozen solid and removed from the freezer just before you pour the warm glaze on. 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. Chocolate mousse cake with mirror glaze. I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass.

For the mirror glaze in a small bowl bloom gelatin in cup room temperature water. 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. Level the yellow cake s then frost with a smooth even layer of buttercream. Measure exactly do everything very exactly.

Chocolate mousse cakes are not the only way to use mirror glaze. Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges. To make the buttercream mix the butter vanilla milk and powdered sugar in a bowl with a hand mixer. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

Use a good quality non flavored gelatin for the best results. Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake. Temperature is key to make the mirror cake succeed. Glucose this helps prevent the mixture from crystallizing.