Deep Chocolate Glaze

Name: Deep Chocolate Glaze
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 c.
Ingredients: 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (1 1/3 cups); 4 tbsp. cold unsalted butter; 1 tbsp. corn syrup; 1 c. plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream

This simple glaze makes a basic cake into an ethereal treat.

By Linda West EckhardtPublished: Jun 25, 2007

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Charles Schiller

Yields:

2 c.

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

The key to a glistening glaze is to pour while it's warm, guiding it with a spoon toward the cake's sides, where it can drip in slow motion. Use this rich glaze to ice our Basic Chocolate Cake or Basic Vanilla Cake. Recipe adapted with permission from Cakes From Scratch in Half the Time, by Linda West Eckhardt (Chronicle Books, 2005).

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Ingredients

8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (1 1/3 cups)
4 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter
1 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions

1. Step 1Place chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in a medium heatproof bowl. Bring the cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Gently whisk until smooth. Use immediately.

Timesaver: Make ahead and rewarm, before glazing, over a pan of simmering water.

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