Mirror Glaze

Mirror glaze is used to cover mousse cakes and pastries, giving them a smooth, shiny, and appetizing surface. 🥰

It's not difficult to prepare, but there are some nuances that should be considered. Let's discuss them. 🙂

Ingredients

• 75 g (about 1/3 cup) milk
• 187 g (about 3/4 cup + 3 tbsp) sugar
• 150 g (about 2/3 cup) cream (30-33% fat)
• 75 g (about 1/4 cup) glucose syrup
• 24 g (about 3 tbsp) cornstarch
• 10 g (about 1 tbsp) gelatin

Preparation

1. Soak 10 g (about 1 tbsp) of gelatin in 60 g (about 1/4 cup) of cold water and let it bloom.
   
   
2. In a saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch to break any lumps. Add cream, milk, and glucose, stirring constantly, and bring to a boil. Add the gelatin. At this stage, you can add coloring. Carefully blend with an immersion blender, fully submerging the blade to avoid forming foam.
   
   
3. Cover the glaze with cling film directly on the surface and let it cool to 35°C (95°F).
   
   
4. Take a wide plate or stand for dripping glaze, place a cup or something convenient to hold a frozen cake or pastry. Pour the glaze over the dessert in circular motions.
   
   
5. Allow the excess glaze to drip off, remove drips from the bottom with a spatula, and place the dessert on a serving plate.
   
   

What to Keep in Mind?

💛 Mirror glaze is applied to a smooth frozen surface of cakes or pastries, which is why mousse is ideal.
💛 Glucose syrup can be purchased at baking supply stores. It cannot be substituted as it creates the necessary glossy and elastic surface.
💛 For coloring the glaze, you can use gel or dry water-soluble dyes. If the main mousse is dark and you want to cover the cake with light glaze, or if a delicate shade is needed, you can add titanium dioxide (a white food coloring).
💛 If bubbles form while blending, strain the glaze through a fine sieve into another container and cover with film – this will help remove most of them.
💛 The ideal temperature for applying the glaze is 34-36°C (93-96.8°F). It's still fluid but not too warm to melt the delicate mousse underneath.
💛 You can prepare the glaze in advance, cover it with film and store in the refrigerator. Before use, heat to the desired temperature, blend, and use.

May everything succeed! Try it, and you'll definitely get it right! 🥰