Think mirror glaze cakes are just for pastry chefs? Think again! You can make your own mirror glazed desserts at home and in less time than you think.

Anastasiia LIANE | Cake Designer | Melbourne on Instagram: "Always Perfect Mirror Glaze Recipe for 2 entremets, 16-18 cm in diameter. **Ingredients:** - 6 gelatine leaves - 150 g good quality white, dark, or caramel chocolate, finely chopped - 100 g heavy cream - 50 g water - 150 g caster sugar - 150 g glucose syrup **Instructions:** 1. Soak the gelatine sheets in cold water. Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a plastic pitcher. 2. In a saucepan, bring the cream, water, sugar, and…

Belgian pâtissier Ksenia Penkina’s remarkable cakes are works of art, which can take up to three days to produce just one.

Recipe video above. Deceptively straight forward, it mainly takes patience! The 3 key things for a flawless, reflective mirror glaze are:1. Smooth frosting and level cake - because bumps and dents show up on shiny glazes. See my tutorial for How to Make Frosting Smooth on Cakes; 2. Ensure the glaze is completely smooth (just follow my recipe); and3. Ensure the glaze is at 30°C/86° so it spreads smoothly for a thin, flawless finish. Proper Mirror Glazes are no thicker than 3mm and are not…

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. It can be made with dark chocolate, white chocolate or colored.

Mirror glaze cake with strawberry

This is how to make a white or dark chocolate mirror glaze (glacage miroir), a shiny glaze for professional French entremets.

Mirror glaze cakes don't have to be hard! This simple recipe only uses 5 ingredients and can be poured over a chilled buttercream cake.