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"Chocolate Mirror Cake with Step by Step Pictures. Perfect and rich chocolate sponge cake layered between chocolate whipped ganache and topped with a shiny mirror glaze."

Mirror Cakes are quite popular at the moment. Everybody have their own version of it. This is my version. It takes some time to get the perfect result.

This cake has certain components in it.

Chocolate sponge cake : Easy and basic chocolate sponge cake which is pillowy and chocolaty at the same time.
Whipped chocolate ganache: Dark chocolate is melted with cream to make ganache. The the cold ganache is whipped to get light and airy and creamy.
Mirror Glaze: Gelatin and cocoa based chocolate shiny glaze for the cake.

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How to Make Chocolate Mirror Cake at Home

For Cake

Mix milk, oil and vanilla in a bowl. Set aside.
Take flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
Beat eggs till fluffy. Add sugar little by little and keep beating till light and airy.
In goes wet mixture and mix well.
Pour in dry ingredients and mix well.
Spoon this into two round pan and bake for 30 to 35 mins.
Remove and cool completely.
When the cakes are cooling, make the frosting, simple syrup and mirror glaze.

For Simple Syrup

Take sugar and water in a sauce pan. Melt it till sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside to cool

For Whipped Chocolate Ganache

Take cream in a sauce pan and bring it to a simmer. Add chopped dark chocolate in and melt completely.
Now pour this in a large bowl and pop this into the fridge to get cold. It has to be very cold.
Now use a electric beater or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whip this ganache till creamy and fluffy. Store in fridge till needed.

Assembling of the cake

Un mould the cake and place one layer on a cake stand. Brush top with simple syrup.
Spread frosting on top. Then place another layer of cake. Spread more frosting.
Now place the cake in fridge for 3 to 4 hours.
The frosting has to be solid when you pour the glaze.
Remove the cake from fridge. Place the cake carefully on a wire rack.
Now pour the mirror glaze on top carefully.
Let it drip for few minutes. You can put the cake back in fridge till needed.
Serve.

How to Get Perfect Mirror Glaze

Make sure the frosted cake is solid. Store the cake in freezer for at least 1 hour. If you are storing in fridge for 3 to 4 hours. The frosting has to be solid. Else the glaze wont set properly.
Make sure the mirror glaze is cold. Put the glaze in fridge till needed.
If the mirror glaze looks too runny then place the mirror glaze in fridge for 1 hour till it thickens slightly.
Make sure you put the cake in a wire rack with a tray underneath.
As soon as you pour the glaze on top, put the cake in fridge till needed.
You can frost the cake with any frosting you like.

More Tips

Make sure you make the frosting and mirror glaze a day in advance.
You can even bake the cake 3 days in advance. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap and place it in fridge till needed.
The frosting can be stored in fridge for upto a month.
Mirror glaze can be stored in fridge for a month.
Instead of dark chocolate in the frosting you can use milk chocolate for a sweeter version.

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