Glossy Chocolate Icing Food

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, sugar substitute, cocoa and cornstarch. Add water and stir until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cupcakes or cake while frosting is still warm.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH GLOSSY CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 with rack in the center.
• Spray two 8" round cake pans with nonstick spray.
• Whisk dry cake ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine water, oil, vinegar, instant coffee granules, and vanilla in a large measuring cup.
• Add to the dry ingredients and whisk until combined- a few lumps are ok.
• Divide batter between the two pans (about 3 cups each), then bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (35- 40 min).
• Cool cakes for 15 minutes on a rack, then invert them onto the rack.
• Leave upside down until completely cooled before frosting them.
• To make icing, melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in sugar, cocoa, and salt- the mixture will be thick/grainy.
• Combine cream, sour cream and coffee granules in a large measuring cup, mixing until smooth.
• Gradually add cream mixture to chocolate until blended and smooth.
• Cook until sugar has dissolved, and mixture is smooth and hot to the touch.
• DO NOT BOIL.
• Take mixture off the heat, and add vanilla.
• Cool at room temperature until spreadable (up to three hours).
• If it isn't getting thick enough to be spreadable, put in the refrigerator until thick enough to spread.
• If it gets too thick to spread easily, warm gently in the microwave until it's just right (20 seconds or so, repeat if necessary).
• Stir well, and ice cake, frosting first layer, then placing second layer on top, and icing the top and then the sides.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the butter and chocolate in a saucepan over low heat and stir until melted. (Be careful not to overheat the chocolate as it could seize.) Alternatively, put the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on medium for about 1 minute. Stir and continue to heat for about 15 seconds at a time, stirring between intervals, until the chocolate and butter are melted and smooth.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar into a small bowl.
• Stir the sifted confectioners' sugar into the melted butter and chocolate. Beat the mixture, adding small amounts of boiling water until thinned as desired. If you happen to find it too thin, add a little more powdered sugar. If too thick, add more hot water.
• Slowly drizzle the chocolate glaze from the pot or bowl over your cooled, finish baked good. If desired, use a spatula to evenly distribute. How long the glaze will take to harden will depend on both the temperature of the glaze and the room. Once cool, it will harden.

DOUBLE DECADENCE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH SHINY CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Spray two 9 x 2-inch round cake pans with Crisco No Stick Cooking Spray. Line bottoms with rounds of wax paper or parchment paper; spray again.
• Combine chocolate chips and hot coffee in a bowl. Let mixture stand, whisking occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Beat, in the bowl of an electric mixer, eggs until thick and yellow, about 3-5 minutes. Slowly add Oil, milk, vanilla and melted chocolate mixture to eggs, beating until combined well. Add dry ingredients and beat on medium speed until just combined well.
• Divide batter between pans and bake in middle of oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 minutes.
• Cool layers in pans on racks for 30-45 minutes. Run a thin knife around edges of pans and invert layers onto racks. Carefully remove wax paper and cool layers completely.
• Whisk together, in a 1-1/2- to 2-quart saucepan, the cream, sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate chips, whisking until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Crisco into 3 pieces and add to frosting, whisking until smooth.
• Transfer icing to a bowl and chill until spreadable, about 30 minutes.
• Spread icing between cake layers and over top and sides.

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Melt butter and chocolate together.
• Beat in the remaining ingredients.
• Place bowl in larger bowl containing ice water and continue stirring until icing is thick enough to spread.

PATENT LEATHER ICING - GLOSSY CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler.
• Combine the egg, milk, water and sugar and stir into the chocolate.
• Cook the icing over hot water for 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Remove it from the steam.
• Beat it with a rotary beater for 1 minute or until well blended.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Cool the icing before spreading it.
• Tightly covered and stored in the refrigerator it will keep for several days.

SHINY KAHLUA CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Dump all ingredients into a medium sauce pan and cook on medium heat.
• Whisk until smooth and all ingredients have combined and melted.
• Drizzle over cooled cake while warm.
• Store leftover in fridge and serve with icecream!
• ENJOY with someone you love!

SHINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Place the chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler. Add corn syrup and set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted and smooth. use immediately.

DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Beat the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together in freestanding electric mixer (Or use a handheld electric whisk) on medium/slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.
• Turn the mixer down to a slower speed. Add the milk to the butter mixture a couple of tablespoons at a time.
• When the milk has been incorporated, add the melted chocolate.
• Once all the chocolate has been combined, turn the mixer up to a high speed
• Continue beating for about 5 minutes, until it is light and fluffy. The longer the frosting is beaten, the lighter and fluffier it becomes!
• Spread on anything and enjoy!!!!!!! :D