dear all

i always use chocolate ganache for my chocolate cakes , i noticed
at a sweets shop nearby a chocolate cake with a shiny mirror
surface i could see my face in it .

of course i asked the shop for the recepie and of course i got
no answer .

how can i make the chocolate cream shine like that ?????

i tried using more butter with the chocolate and wipped cream mixture
but still it didn't come out glazed .

i use transparent shining jelly with my fruit cake and it gives a shiny look to the fruits but can it work with chocolate ?

need some idead please .

thanks for your concern

youstina egypt

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 pound (16 ounces) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

to that....

Try adding 1/4 cup light corn syrup

dear mary

thanks very much for your reply , but isn't your recepie similar to the ordinary ghanache that i use or does the corn syrup give a different effect
on the cream ????

thanks again

ypustina egypt

The corn syrup adds shine to the ganache.

Make your chocolate glaze with water,unflavored gelatin,sugar,corn syrup and heavy cream.
The secret to the shiny or "mirror" glaze is the gelatin.
about 1-1/2 teaspoons to 2 teaspoons is enough and 1 Tablespoon of corn syrup is enough

What a fantastic idea!

Just a few days ago there was a post (or photo) by a CC member that used this mirror gaze on several of her cakes. I thought then to ask her how she had done it, but then lost focus and forgot.. Hers was perfect!! And one of the cake it eas done atop a chocolate cake, can't remember what the other cakes she had used it on. Maybe she will come forward and give us her secret!! (fingers crossed!!)

The cakes you're talking about were posted by masoudomrani and they're beautiful - - look like they're made of colored glass. Try pm-ing her.

Now I'm intrigued about this look. I searched the picture you guys are referring to and came up with this one:

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2218363/

That looks so shiny. It looks like a caramel on a flan (caribbean custard). That gave me a great idea!!!

Are talking about this farsitura:

I'm not sure but think it's 'him'. I've seen seen a couple of his videos on YouTube - working very quickly, excellent piping skills![/quote]

That's the trouble - - it's hard to tell sometimes. I hope I didn't offend "him".