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Leopard Print Mirror Glaze Cake Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

For The Cake

  • Makes one 7″ cake
  • All Purpose Flour-1 1/3 cups
  • Granulated Sugar-3/4 cup
  • Baking Powder-1/2 tsp
  • Baking Soda-1 tsp
  • Salt-a pinch
  • Milk-3/4 cup
  • Curd/ Yoghurt-1/2 cup
  • Oil-1/2 cup
  • Vanilla Essence-1 tsp
  • Tutti Frutti - 1/3 cup
  • Flour - 1 tsp

For The Mirror Glaze

  • Dark Chocolate - 25 gm
  • Cocoa Powder - 40 gm
  • Amul Fresh Cream / Low Fat Cream - 40 ml
  • Water - 75 ml
  • Sugar - 125 gm
  • Veg Gelatin - 2 gm
  • Water - 2 tbs

For The Leopard Print Glaze

  • Neutral Glaze - 2 tbs
  • White Gel Colour - a few drops
  • Red and Yellow Gel Colour
  • Water - a few drops

Instructions
 

For The Cake

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Grease and line a 7″ round cake tin.
  • In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
  • Add the curd, oil, milk and vanilla in the centre.
  • Mix it to form a smooth batter.
  • Add flour to tutti frutti and mix well.
  • Add this to the cake batter and mix until combined.
  • Pour it into the prepared cake tin.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
  • Rest it on the wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • Flip on the wire rack, remove tin and the paper.
  • Cool it completely before wrapping in cling wrap.
  • Refrigerate for 2-3 hours until firm.

Frosting The Cake

  • Remove cake and trim the top of the cake with a serrated knife.
  • Cut a card board to the size of the cake and place the cake on it.
  • Frost it with dark chocolate ganache.
  • Use dough scraper and spatula to get a neat finish on the cake.
  • Refrigerate the cake for 10 minutes.
  • Dip a spatula in hot water and wipe the water on a clean towel.
  • Using that warm spatula, press on the frosting to remove the irregularities in it. Repeat it until you get a smooth finish.
  • Freeze the cake for 3-4 hours or until firm.

For The Mirror Glaze

  • In a sauce pan, combine sugar, water, cream and cocoa powder.
  • In a small bowl mix together gelatin and 2 tbs of water. Set aside for 2-3 minutes.
  • Bring the cocoa sugar mixture to boil.
  • Once it starts boiling and the sugar is completely dissolved, remove from flame.
  • Add the chopped dark chocolate and the bloomed gelatin and mix well.
  • Once the chocolate dissolves, pour it through a sieve.
  • Let the glaze come to room temperature.

For The Leopard Print Glaze

  • In a bowl mix together the neutral glaze and white gel colour.
  • Divide it into two portions.
  • To one portion add yellow and mix.
  • To another portion add both yellow and red to make it orange.
  • Add a few drops of water to both the glazes to thin it down.

Glazing The Cake

  • Place the cake on a wire rack and place the wire rack on a tray to catch the dripping glaze.
  • Pour the mirror glaze on top of the cake and see to it that it coats the cake completely.
  • Tap the wire rack to remove the excess glaze.
  • Pour one teaspoon of both the neutral glazes and slightly mix them up.
  • Place the spatula on the top right of the cake and swipe it horizontally across the top of the cake.
  • The leopard print will appear on the top.
  • Tap the cake once again and remove the cake from the wire rack and place it on a cake board.
  • Sprinkle chocolate vermicelli on the bottom of the cake. USe a spatula to stick them to the sides.
  • Tap the cake board to remove the excess vermicelli.
  • The cake is now ready.
  • Enjoy!