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    Chocolate Mirror Cake Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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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.

    SIMILAR RECIPES,

    1. Devils food cake
    2. Banana Upside down cake
    3. Banana fresh cream cake
    4. Chocolate Mirror glaze

    Table of Contents

    • How to Make Chocolate Mirror Cake at Home
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Chocolate Mirror Cake Recipe

    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

    1. 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.
    2. Make sure the mirror glaze is cold. Put the glaze in fridge till needed.
    3. If the mirror glaze looks too runny then place the mirror glaze in fridge for 1 hour till it thickens slightly.
    4. Make sure you put the cake in a wire rack with a tray underneath.
    5. As soon as you pour the glaze on top, put the cake in fridge till needed.
    6. 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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    Chocolate Mirror Cake Recipe

    Decadent chocolate cake layered with whipped chocolate ganache. The cake is finished with a shiny mirror glaze.
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hour
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 2 hours hours
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 647kcal

    Ingredients

    For Chocolate Sponge Cake

    • 1 cup All Purpose Flour (120 grams)
    • 4 large Egg
    • ½ cup Milk (120 ml)
    • 1 cup Oil (240 ml)
    • ½ cup Cocoa powder (50 grams)
    • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
    • 2 tsp Baking Powder
    • 2 tsp Vanilla
    • 1 ¼ cup Sugar (250 grams)
    • One Batch Mirror Glaze

    For Syrup

    • ¼ cup Sugar
    • ¼ cup Water

    For Whipped Chocolate Ganache

    • 500 grams Dark Chocolate
    • 200 ml Cream

    Instructions

    For Cake

    • Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line two round baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
    • 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.
    • Add in wet mixture and mix well.
    • Add 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.

    Video

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    Notes

    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.

    How to Get Perfect Mirror Glaze

    1. 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.
    2. Make sure the mirror glaze is cold. Put the glaze in fridge till needed.
    3. If the mirror glaze looks too runny then place the mirror glaze in fridge for 1 hour till it thickens slightly.
    4. Make sure you put the cake in a wire rack with a tray underneath.
    5. As soon as you pour the glaze on top, put the cake in fridge till needed.
    6. You can frost the cake with any frosting you like.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 647kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 368IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 6mg
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    FIRST CHECK OUT MIRROR GLAZE RECIPE & WHIPPED WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE RECIPE

    Pictorial:

    1)Take all your cake ingredients.

    2)Take flour in a sieve

    3)Add in cocoa powder.

    4)Add in baking powder

    5)Add in baking soda

    6)Sieve it well.

    7)Take oil in a bowl

    8)Add in milk

    9)Add vanilla. Mix well and set aside.

    10)Take eggs in a bowl

    11)Whip till fluffy and frothy

    12)Add sugar little at a time and keep whipping.

    13)The mixture has to be thick and fluffy.

    14)Remove at this stage.

    15)Add in the dry ingredients.

    16)add in the wet ingredients.

    17)Fold gently

    18)Pour it between two round baking pans lined with parchment paper.

    19)Time to bake.

    20)Now it is baked. Set aside to cool.

    21)Unmould and set aside.

    22)Make simple syrup. Take sugar and water in a sauce pan and melt. Set aside to cool.

    23)Brush the syrup over the cake.

    24)Spread whipped chocolate ganache on top. You can use any frosting.

    24)Spread evenly

    25)Top with another layer. Brush with simple syrup. Spread frosting.

    26)Spread evenly around the sides too. Place the cake in freezer for 30 minutes.

    27)Dip a knife in hot water.

    28)Smooth the frosting with the hot knife

    29)Now the cake is much smoother.

    30)Place the frozen cake on a wire rack.

    31)Pour the mirror glaze on top carefully. Check recipe here.

    Chocolate Mirror Glaze

    32)Pour it completely so it covers the entire cake.

    33)Decorate as you wish.

    34)Serve.

    35)You can put the cake in fridge till needed


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