Marble Mirror Glaze

Strain and divide mirror glaze in 5 bowls.

Marble mirror glaze.

I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass. It is pretty sticky stuff. Once you re comfortable preparing the mirror glaze and you are not afraid to apply it either you can start working on this special marble effect mirror glaze method. Ingredients and substitutes mirror glaze.

Gelatin this is what helps the mirror glaze stick to the cake. White chocolate mirror glaze or glaçage miroir is a technique for decorating cakes that right now is becoming increasingly popular i guess this isn t surprising the marble patterns created are very varied colourful and quite beautiful. 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. Combine the granulated sugar corn syrup and 1 3 cup water in a medium saucepan.

Basically the base glaze itself is the same but there is another layer of coloured glaze added on top. For the mirror glaze i used the following colors. Bloom the gelatin sheets in 8 cups 2 liters of cold water for 5 minutes then wring the gelatin sheets of excess water and mix into the sugar mixture. If you can t find glucose yo u can use light corn syrup as well.

Mirror glaze has a nice taste. It s sweet but not too sweet and the flavors meld well with the cake and fillings. Set aside to bloom. Mirror glaze sets because of the gelatin but not hard.

Mirror glaze is made from sweetened condensed milk a little chocolate water and gelatin and sometimes flavorings and colors. Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges. Black navy blue aztec blue purple pink white. Add aztec blue and navy blue in the ratio 3 1 in one of the two big bowls.

I also used black pearl dust. Although the traditional mirror glaze recipe inv. Use a good quality non flavored gelatin for the best results. Bring to a.

Master the marble effect mirror glaze. Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake. Boil the water sugar and condensed milk in a pot for 1 minute then remove from heat. Whisk together the gelatin and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl.

You did a great job so far. Glucose this helps prevent the mixture from crystallizing. So yes a critical element.