Mirror glaze cake at home - Ingredients, tools and easy tips for beginners

 

Are you thinking how the mirror glaze cakes are made? Do you want to give a glossy look to the cake? Here is the simple mirror glaze cake that I made it for the India Independence Day. You can make different types of items with mirror glaze like mirror glaze mousse cake, mirror glaze cheesecake, mirror glaze chocolate and caramel. There are lots of mirror glaze cakes ideas and decorations floating out, try giving a look they are really good.

Today as a mirror glaze beginner, I would love to give a cool India Independence Day outlook to my cake. As a beginner to mirror glaze I don’t want to experiment with huge quantity. So I tried with basic ingredients required for making mirror glaze cake. I will try to post how to make mirror glaze cake in telugu video next time for my Telugu audience those who want to start it simple staying at home. Mirror glaze cakes are classy, shiny and bright.

Ingredients required for mirror glaze cake


6-inch base cake (Buttercream frosting on top), sweetened condensed milk, Gelatin, White chocolate, Light corn syrup (Optional), Sugar, Water, White gel food color, Orange gel food color, Green gel food color and Blue gel food color

Tools required for making perfect homemade mirror glaze cakes

  • Candy thermometer or kitchen thermometer – For checking the temperature of glaze
  • Strainer – For removing extra lumps and bumps in mirror glaze
  • Hand blender – Mixing the hot glaze in chocolate

Where can I find ingredients for Mirror glaze cake?

Amazon. Com or Amazon.in According to your location you can choose for buying ingredients to make mirror glaze cake at home. If you are staying in United states then you can try buying mirror glaze ingredients from WALMART or Target.

How to store a Mirror glaze cake?

Its always better to make the mirror glaze cake in advance. You can store it in a refrigerator by covering the mirror glaze cake with cling wrap by ensuring the wrap touching the glaze.

Leftover glaze can be stored for few days in the refrigerator and pop up to microwave in heat safe bowl before you want to use.

Best time to make Mirror Glaze for cake?

Its always best to make the glaze on the day of serving to keep that glossy look clearer and fresh.

How to cut the Mirror glaze cake?

Remove the cake from refrigerator a couple of hours before you plan to cut into it.

What is the right temperature for mirror glaze to pour on the cake?


This is the most important thing that every one needs to know before making mirror glaze cake. Maintaining the right temperature gives the glaze shine. 110 degree Fahrenheit  or 37.77 Celsius.

If you are not maintaining the right temperature the mirror glaze will be sticky and wont float down all the way.

Tips for making mirror glaze at home

  • Can we put glaze on warm cake ? No, Cake base should be coated well with buttercream and stored in the fridge for at least 4 hours if it is small cake or overnight for large cakes.
  • Work fast with mirror glaze by maintaining proper temperatures.
  • After pouring the mirror glaze on the cake completely start removing the extra glaze hanging around the bottom of the cake don’t delay.
  • Pick the right gelatin. You can use gelatin sheets or powdered gelatin. But if you have a choice pick the gelatin sheets because the gelatin sheets produce a bright and shiny look.
  • Make the powdered gelatin bloom in warm water to avoid clumping when mixing. 

Follow these simple tips and start preparing an impressive beautiful amazing mirror glaze cake.

Frequently asked questions

How to avoid bubbles out of Mirror glaze?

Yes, bubbles are very common while working with mirror glaze. The trick to get rid of bubble from mirror glaze is to pop them with toothpick or press cling film on it.

How long it will take to glaze hard?

Hardly 2 hours. Allow it to dry at room temperature and put in the fridge by wrapping the glaze.

Basic ingredients that you should not skip adding in Mirror glaze while making

Gelatin, condensed milk, sugar, water and chocolate

What type of chocolate is best for mirror glaze cakes?

White chocolate, yes Prefer the white chocolate which is having cocoa butter in it for making best mirror glaze. You can use white chocolate callets or chips but check on the back before buying for cocoa butter.

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