Cake Like a Mirror
In the warm afternoon, many people like to order a cup of black tea and a piece of strawberry chocolate glaze cake and enjoy it slowly. The silky chocolate glaze is paired with sweet cream and tart strawberries, and every bite is super satisfying.
Glazed cake is one of the most popular desserts at the moment, it can make ordinary cakes become as beautiful and tempting as a mirror in an instant. Recently, a strawberry chocolate glaze cake is very popular. The combination of the bright chocolate surface and the sweetness of strawberries makes ordinary ingredients extraordinary.
The glazed chocolate cake is rich in layers. It is not monotonous like cheesecake. It exudes the temptation of rich chocolate, and it is very rich and silky on the tip of the tongue. As the chocolate melts in your mouth, the smooth and delicate texture spreads in your mouth.
The glaze is a very common decoration technique in French desserts. The glaze cake is named for its beautiful appearance and rich colors. We can also make strawberry chocolate glaze cake at home, let's learn together.
Material:
5 eggs
45g corn oil
90g milk
60g sugar
90g low-gluten flour
450g whipped cream
40g white sugar
40g chocolate
Moderate amount of strawberries
2 chocolate bars
Practice:
1. Separate the egg whites and yolks, and place them in clean, water-free and oil-free containers.
2. Add corn oil, milk and sugar to the egg yolk and stir well, then sift in the low-gluten flour and mix well. Do not stir in circles.
3. Add white sugar to the egg whites and use a kitchen machine to beat. The processing time is about 3-4 minutes, and a small sharp hook appears.
4. Add 1/3 of the egg whites to the egg yolk paste and mix well, then pour all of the egg whites back into the egg whites and continue to mix evenly.
5. Pour the mixed batter into the mold, an 8-inch mold is enough, if it is a 6-inch mold, you need 2.
6. Preheat the oven to 165 degrees, put the batter in the middle layer and bake for about 1 hour.
7. After the cake is out of the oven, turn the cake upside down and let it cool. After it is completely cooled, demould, and then cut the cake into 3 pieces.
8. Add 40g of white sugar to 400g of whipped cream and beat until small sharp hooks appear, which are used for cake interlayer and plastering.
9. Spread a layer of cream on a layer of cake, repeat three times, do not need to spread too carefully, put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
10. Add the same amount of whipped cream to the chocolate and melt it in water and stir well, then let it cool to hand temperature and put it in a piping bag.
11. Clean the strawberries and dry them for later use.
12. Drizzle the chocolate ganache slowly along the perimeter of the top layer of the cake, and the chocolate ganache will flow down slowly and naturally.
13. Then decorate the strawberry and chocolate bar together on the cake, and the strawberry chocolate glaze cake is completed.
When we are making the strawberry chocolate glaze cake, the thickness of the glaze must be well controlled, not too thick or too thin, too thick glaze will lead to poor fluidity, too thick skin, not easy to smooth, too thin will lead to flow Strong, not easy to stay on the surface of the cake.
The glaze cake is very bright when it is just made, but the surface becomes dim after being put in the refrigerator for a period of time. This is a normal phenomenon, because the glaze generally maintains the brightness for 8-10 hours. Another thing to note is that the cake decorations should not be too heavy, otherwise the cake will be squashed.