You can also use regular cake iced in plain old buttercream to make a mirror glaze cake with frosting.
Marble mirror icing.
1 recipe mirror glaze recipe follows.
Mirror glaze cakes have taken the internet by storm and i decided it was about time that i try making one.
Make sure it s really really smooth though and frozen for a least an hour before you put that glaze over the top.
Although the traditional mirror glaze recipe inv.
2 sticks 8 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature.
Chocolate mousse cake with mirror glaze.
This creamy white chocolate glaze sets with a mirror like shine when poured over a smoothly frosted cake.
Pouring the mirror glaze over the cake.
Begin pouring the onto the center of the cake then slowly work your way out to the edges.
Chocolate mousse cakes are not the only way to use mirror glaze.
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.
My cake was frosted and in the freezer for 12 hours.
I like to rest the cake on a small cake pan or a wide and short glass.
Measure exactly do everything very exactly.
I had no problems this type of glaze you need to really follow the recipe to the letter exactly.
I was able to mirror glaze over cream cheese frosting.
I removed it only when i started to pour the mirror glaze on.