Mirror my beautiful mirror which is the most beautiful cake? The mirror cake obviously! We reveal to you the most beautiful creations spotted on Pinterest !
Mirror cake: between gluttony and fascination
The mirror cakes trend packs us. Why ? Because the super-glossy icing of these cakes is captivating. So bright , so smooth that we have the impression that we could see its reflection ... The other asset, aesthetic, these cakes is that we color them as we want: yellow, purple, pink, red , apple green, all colors are possible and we can even mix them together to obtain marbled and multicolored effects. Then we add fresh fruit , we make a nice chocolate drawing ... And we savor!
The secret of the mirror cake: its ultra glossy frosting
Olga Noskova, the Russian, brought the mirror cake to the forefront of social networking. She posts photos of her creations on her Instagram account. Since 6 months we speak only about that (or almost). What makes the success of this cake is obviously icing. How to realize it? It is inspired by the recipe of the MOF (best worker of France) Jean-Michel Perruchon , transmitted by Maxime who runs the blog Empreinte sweet .
For that it is necessary :
- 150 g caster sugar
- 150 g of glucose in syrup
- 80 g of water
- 100 g sweetened condensed milk
- 150 g dark chocolate (
- 9 g of gelatin
Then, put the gelatin to soak in a large bowl of cold water. Pour the water, sugar and glucose into a saucepan and bring to a boil at 103 ° C (yes it is accurate) .Delete from the heat, add the sweetened condensed milk and drained gelatin and mix gently to avoid adding air, pour in the chocolate and mix with a blender, always trying not to incorporate air, put a film in contact with the frosting and reserve 12 After 24 hours in the refrigerator, before use, the icing of the mirror cake is warmed on a bain-marie and poured over the sponge cake or dessert. white chocolate instead of dark chocolate and dyes.
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What base for my mirror cake?
When we make a mirror cake, we put a lot on aesthetics. Necessarily. But we also want to savor a real dessert. As for cakes covered with sugar paste, the safest is to opt for a good cake "classic" and easy to achieve. You can make a yoghurt cake . Hyper simple (or a little too much for some!), A zebra cake, a mellow or even a sponge cake just as easy. The trick for a bit of originality and easy realization? We opt for a yogurt cake that is cut into several layers and stacked by incorporating a layer of jam or spread between each layer of cake.
But before you start, look at Pinterest's most beautiful mirror cakes .
