Blue Marble Mirror Glaze Cake

We ve already shown you two kinds of marbling but just in case your cake decorating skills are a little more advanced here s a fantastic resource from my little cakes for mirroring your marble before you add your geode inset.

Blue marble mirror glaze cake.

Carefully pour the glaze over the cake. Once the glaze hits 95 f pour it over the top of the prepared cake. Place the cake on a stand over a sheet tray to catch any excess glaze. When the glaze is between 90 f and 94 f 32 c 34 c it is ready to be poured over the cake.

I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass. Whisk together the flour baking powder and salt in a bowl. Immediately pop any obvious air bubbles with a toothpick. Glucose this helps prevent the mixture from crystallizing.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. Ingredients and substitutes mirror glaze. Pour the colored glazes back into the biggest bowl of black and blue glaze. Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake.

Starting in the centre swirl the glaze around the cake. A mirror glaze cake is when a shiny glaze made of chocolate sweetened condensed milk and gelatin is poured over a frozen cake and it has a super shiny appearance like a mirror. Mirror glaze cake with gold pink and blue geode. Spray two 8 inch cake pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds.

Gelatin this is what helps the mirror glaze stick to the cake. If you can t find glucose yo u can use light corn syrup as well. Make sure the glaze pours over each side of the cake as well. When you are ready to use the glaze make sure each one is around 90 96 f 32 35 c.

Use a good quality non flavored gelatin for the best results. It can be made with dark chocolate white chocolate or colored. So yes a critical element. Swirl them gently with a spoon.

Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges. 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. Temperature is key to make the mirror cake succeed. Make sure you stir periodically to prevent a film from forming on the top.

This ensure the glaze solidifies over the cake. 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.