Do you want to decorate a cake in a slightly different way? Or maybe you just want to write a dedication on your cake? Very well: I have what is right for you. So welcome to the basic preparations section of My-personaltrainerTV! I will give the precise doses to prepare a wonderful cocoa glaze, which you can use as a classic topping to spread directly on your desserts to cover them, or pour it into a sàc a poche and decorate your cake with nice writing, effect phrases or flowers.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 78 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 50 g of bitter cocoa
- 200 g of sugar
- 100 ml of water
Materials Needed
- Small saucepan
- Wooden spoon
- Food thermometer
- Lollipop pots
- Sac à poche (possibly) to decorate
- Whip
Preparation
Preparing the cocoa glaze to decorate is very simple but it is necessary to prepare it in time, at least a couple of hours before starting the decoration of the cake, to give the glaze the necessary time to reach the right consistency.
- In a saucepan, dissolve the sifted bitter cocoa in water: it will result in a rather dense paste.
- Put the saucepan on the stove and add the sugar: the cocoa mass and water will dissolve immediately.
- Bring the mixture to a temperature of 106 ° C, continuing to mix. If you do not have a food thermometer, wait for it to boil and wait for it to start forming evident bubbles (as if the chocolate were about to come out of the saucepan).
- At this point, remove the saucepan from the heat and let it cool, preferably at room temperature, until the desired consistency is obtained.
- Stir frequently during the cooling phase to prevent an unsightly film from forming on the surface.
Please note
What to do if the icing gets too solid?
In this case it will be sufficient to melt it for a few seconds in the microwave, until you get the right consistency!- When the icing has cooled, pour it into a pastry bag and decorate the cake as desired. This icing is ideal for writing a sentence on the cake or for making small drawings.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Don't you feel like a cake-desiner too? So now we just have to have fun decorating, writing or covering just like I did!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
The cocoa glaze is a pastry base used to cover various cakes and desserts. The cocoa glaze essentially contains carbohydrates and its use should be sparing, since all these carbohydrates are of the simple type and derive from table sugar (sucrose). The latter, in addition to seriously damaging oral hygiene, is not suitable for feeding the diabetic or those suffering from glycemic alterations.
