Kitchen appliances and utensils
- two pots;
- whisk;
- scapula;
- sieve;
- Bowl
- glass.
Ingredients
- Sugar - 240 g
- Water - 150 ml
- Cocoa Powder - 80 g
- Cream 33% - 160 ml
- Gelatin - 14 g
Step cooking
- Pour gelatin into a glass with 70 milliliters of water. We leave.
- Sift cocoa powder.
- In a pan with a thick bottom, cook the syrup from sugar and 80 milliliters of water. The syrup will be ready when the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Add the cocoa powder and, stirring with a whisk, bring to uniformity.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for a couple of minutes.
- In another pan, heat the cream.
- When the cream begins to boil, add the gelatin and stir until it is completely dissolved. Pour the cream into the syrup and mix until smooth. Cook for another 1 minute over medium heat.
- Beat chocolate icing with a blender.
- We cover with cling film so that it rests on the surface of the glaze. We send in the refrigerator for a day.
- Before using icing, heat it to 30 degrees. The cake must be well chilled before glazing. Done!
Cooking variations
The preparation of such a beautiful mirror glaze takes a lot of time. However, you spend more time waiting for the icing to freeze. In fact, it will take you no more than 20-30 minutes to cook the icing, and the rest of the time will be spent waiting. Such icing can be used to decorate various cakes, pastries, eclairs and cupcakes.
In addition to glaze, many different products and devices can be used as decorations. It can be fresh or frozen berries and fruits. It can be pickled berries and fruits. You can decorate pastries with various powders, coconut, grated chocolate or chocolate patterns. Moreover, you can decorate large cake with various small cakes and muffins (for example, a French macarons cake is suitable for decoration).
Video recipe
Watch this video to learn how to make icing for the cake. The author of the video will share his glaze recipe, and you can easily repeat it yourself. Enjoy watching!
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