Milk shortcakes - a recipe from childhood according to GOST

Mirror, shiny finish

The components of glossy cake decoration are gelatin and sugar. Instructions on how to make mirror glaze for a cake:

1. Boil a mixture of 300 g sugar, 180 g water and 200 g condensed milk.
2. Add 20 g of swollen gelatin and coloring gel to the mixture, stir until shiny.
3. Pour half of the mirror glaze into the center and distribute the rest in a spiral.

To make a shiny cake icing, the temperature of the mixture should be 33-43°C . For a glassy smooth look, pre-freeze the baked goods. You can make a multi-colored coating, stylized as space, by adding kandurin “Silver”.

Royal icing

Royal icing is most often used to decorate cookies and becomes dry and hard.
Alton Brown whips pasteurized egg whites for his recipe. The glaze is easy to color and can be made up to a day in advance. Recipe:
Royal Icing

Chocolate decoration

A delicious coating for baking is made from cocoa. Instructions on how to make chocolate cake frosting:

1. Soften 100 g of butter in the microwave on low power.
2. Mix 400 g of powdered sugar and 100 g of cocoa.
3. Beat the resulting powder and butter with a mixer, pouring in the milk until it reaches the consistency of sour cream.
4. Add vanilla and cream flavoring to the mixture.

A small amount of salt will enhance the taste. The finished mixture can be immediately applied to baked goods.

How to make classic milk cake frosting

Milk topping is very easy to prepare. But in this case, you must be extremely careful. The fact is that in the process of boiling milk, inexperienced confectioners often encounter the fact that it burns.

To avoid this mistake, you must remember two simple rules: it is better to bring the dairy product to a boil in a non-stick pan, and during cooking you must constantly stir the liquid with a spoon.

Basic set of products:

• 150 grams of sugar or powdered sugar;
• 70 ml full fat whole milk.

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Tip: if you choose powdered sugar, sift it through a fine sieve. An equally interesting taste comes out if you replace classic white sugar with brown sugar. Caramel taste guaranteed.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the milk liquid into a saucepan. Place the dishes on low heat and bring the milk to a boil. Remove from heat.
2. Pour powdered sugar or sugar into a saucepan.
3. Pour milk into the dry ingredient in a thin stream, constantly stirring the mixture with a spoon.

Milk icing for the cake, ready. You should start glazing the confectionery product immediately after the coating has cooled. Due to the fact that it has a fairly rare consistency, covering the cake will be as simple and convenient as possible.

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Honey Glaze Recipe

This decoration will make the baked goods more flavorful. How to make honey and lemon cake frosting step by step:

1. Place a small container inside a pan of water and boil the water.
2. Boil 100 g of solid honey with 50 g of fresh lemon juice in a water bath.
3. Slowly pour the mixture over the surface. Serve after the glaze has hardened.

Additionally, the cake can be decorated with fresh berries and pieces of fruit.

Pistachio glaze

A very specific option is glazing with a pistachio mixture. You must first purchase pistachio protein paste. This is usually available in health food stores.

For this glaze you will need only 1 teaspoon of pistachio paste, add 3 tablespoons of milk, 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese, and a sweetener. Once the mixture is stirred, the glaze is ready. It must be applied to the cake, and then put in the refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, the glaze will have hardened and the cake will be ready to eat.

If desired, pistachio paste can be easily replaced with processed dietary cheese. The main task here will be the selection of unsalted cheese. The recipe remains the same as in the previous case. At the same time, according to reviews, such mixtures are among the most delicious glaze options as part of proper nutrition. It is recommended to use the glaze with pancakes.

Vanilla recipe

Regular baked goods with buttercream can be flavored to enhance the taste. Recipe for making vanilla cake frosting:

1. Using a mixer at low speed, beat 200 g of butter with 200 g of powdered sugar and 1 g of salt. Stir until smooth.
2. Add 30 g of milk, 5 g of natural vanilla, 250 g of powdered sugar to the butter mixture and beat with a mixer at high speed until fluffy.
3. Apply coating and leave baked goods to cool.

The finished mixture is stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. You can use food coloring.

Laziness breeds speed: glaze without cooking

We will need:

• 3 spoons of cocoa powder;
• half a glass of powdered sugar;
• half a glass of milk (any fat content, except baked);
• 70g butter;
• literally a pinch of vanilla.

Lazy no-cook glaze

Often there is neither the desire nor the time to organize full cooking for an essentially simple ingredient. Or the cake and crust turned out to be insufficiently elegant, and there is neither the strength nor the desire to spend another quarter of an hour “working on mistakes.”

Then you can get by with just a very lazy recipe, which, however, has one huge advantage besides speed and simplicity - the glaze will be very shiny!

The oil must first be softened. Thoroughly mix the powdered sugar with cocoa and pour in a moderate amount of hot milk, and immediately mix thoroughly. Add butter and vanilla and stir again.

All! This glaze should be used for coating immediately, as the milk cools quickly and the glaze will harden quickly too.

Lemon coating

Try decorating baked goods with an appetite-stimulating aroma. How to make lemon flavored cake frosting:

1. Grate the zest of two medium lemons and squeeze the juice into a bowl.
2. Add 300 g of powdered sugar, 10 g of softened butter and 1 g of salt. Mix the ingredients until smooth and make sure there are no lumps.
3. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes before applying.

If the coating is too liquid, add powdered sugar. To enhance the lemon flavor, you can use zest instead of juice.

Protein glaze

One of the types of glaze that everyone has known since childhood is protein. This is what is applied to Easter cakes. The classic version does not fit into the framework of a healthy diet due to the content of powder and cream, but there are options for making it in such a way that it is beneficial for the figure.

The most popular type of healthy glaze is protein. To prepare it you will need to take:

• Egg white.
• Sweetener.
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice.
• Salt.
• Vanillin.

First of all, you need to beat the protein, adding the remaining ingredients to the mixture. Afterwards you get a creamy mass with which you need to cover the product. Next, the baked goods are sent to the oven at a temperature of 150 degrees. You need to keep it there for 10 minutes. It is important that the glaze sets. Afterwards, they often sprinkle the cake with powder - 1 teaspoon of sugar balls will not harm the figure.

It is important to consider that before using a sweetener, it is recommended to thoroughly grind it. And only then will it be ready for whipping.

Creamy coating for baking

Using cream you can prepare a decoration that holds its shape perfectly.

Instructions on how to properly prepare creamy cake icing:

1. Grate the lemon zest on a fine grater and mix with 10 g of cream.
2. Cream 200 g salted butter with 600 g icing sugar.
3. Apply glaze with a pastry syringe, creating patterns on the surface.

Tip: add sugar to the mixture gradually , adjusting the thickness.

Decoration with powder

Powder is a universal decoration for confectionery products. There are many varieties of this product. Powder is available in the shapes of flowers, stars, balls, squares, circles and butterflies. She has a very wide range of colors. The powder can be multi-colored, gold, silver, pearl. Nut, chocolate, coconut chips, as well as cookie crumbs and meringues are popular.

When planning to add sprinkles to a cake decorated with icing, you need to keep in mind that the latter is used only on sticky surfaces. You only need to sprinkle the product while the glaze or cream has not yet hardened.

To create the effect of an aquarium, you need to use jelly filling with powder. You need to pour out half of the jelly filling, and then freeze it, cover it with sprinkles and pour jelly on top as well. If you alternate layer by layer, the product will come out extremely beautiful.

To decorate the sides of the cake with sprinkles, which also looks very impressive, you need to place it on a large towel. After sprinkling the sides of the cake and the towel, you need to lift the sides of the product, pressing the towel.

In addition, drawings are often made using powder. For this you need a sheet of paper. You need to cut out the shape of the product, transfer a drawing or inscription onto paper. Finally, the design is cut out and the cake is covered with a template. At the same time, it is not pressed against the surface of the cake. Then, after thoroughly dusting the product with powder, the template is removed. The drawing remains.

For gingerbread

Baking decorations can act as a binding solution. Steps for preparing the coating for a gingerbread house:

1. Beat the whites of two eggs until foamy.
2. Pour the mixture into 500 g of powdered sugar, add 3 g of cinnamon.
3. Beat with a mixer for 3-5 minutes.

Apply the resulting mixture to the joints of the gingerbread plates, forming a house or other figure.

How to frost a cake

In order for the product to turn out aesthetically beautiful, it is important to take into account the recommendations not only at the stage of preparing the glaze, but also at the time of applying the mixture to the product. Although glazing is considered the simplest procedure, there are still a number of subtleties here. For example, if chocolate glaze is used, it must first cool. At the same time, it should not become thick, otherwise the mixture risks turning into lumps.

The best way to decorate a cake with icing is with a rubber brush. If the product is made from dense dough, it is recommended to use apricot or peach jam first. They need to smear the cake and then leave it for a couple of hours. Then, placing the cake on a wire rack, decorate it by pouring the chocolate mixture over it. In this case, you need to level the surface using a rubber brush. It is optimal to complement this type of decoration with nuts, berries, and sprinkles. Next, in any recipe, you need to put the cake in the refrigerator for at least a few hours so that the glazing is completed.

White sugar coating

Instructions on how to make white cake icing at home:

1. Using a mixer, mix 100 g of softened butter, 500 g of powdered sugar and 10 g of vanilla in a deep bowl.
2. Continuing to beat, add milk one spoon at a time to achieve the desired thickness.
3. Pour the mixture onto the cooled cake and remove any excess from the tray.

To obtain a white color, you need to take a lighter oil.

Glamor: chocolate gloss

We will need:

• 100-120 grams of chocolate with at least 70% cocoa;
• 2-3 tablespoons of powdered sugar depending on the sweetness of the chocolate;
• a quarter glass of water;
• 20-30 grams of butter;
• a quarter glass of thicker cream (20-25%).

This version of the recipe assumes that the glazing surface clearly does not like the temperature or is too crumbly. Therefore, instead of cocoa powder, we will use ready-made chocolate.

First, finely chop the chocolate and place the “shards” in a steam bath. The ladle should not touch the water - everything should melt solely due to the heat of the steam.

As the chocolate melts, add water little by little and stir constantly. Then add the powder and stir until dissolved. And only at the end slowly add cream. After another 30 seconds, add oil. As soon as it melts, the glaze is ready.

Making berry glaze

Ingredients for berry frosting

Bored of standard types of glaze? Try making an incredibly tasty “fudge” for your treat, which contains vitamins and minerals. You can prepare it in less than 30 minutes, but the result will exceed all your expectations. The aroma of the berry glaze, its bright taste and its appearance will not leave anyone indifferent.

To get a product weighing 300 grams, you need:

• 200 gr. powdered sugar;
• 100 gr. strawberries (you can use both fresh and frozen);
• 1-2 tbsp. distilled water.

Since the process is somewhat more complicated than for previous types, you will need special equipment:

• colander;
• blender;
• tablespoon;
• two deep bowls;
• kettle;
• plate;
• fine mesh sieve;
• shoulder blade;
• whisk;
• storage container;
• fridge.

Grind strawberries in a blender

First, stock up on berries. Peel and rinse strawberries (100g) under cold water and let dry for 10-15 minutes. After drying, beat the strawberries in a blender until they form a porridge (without lumps). Using a sieve, pour powdered sugar into a deep bowl. At this time, you can put a kettle of water on the stove and boil. While the kettle is heating, strain the strawberry mixture through a clean sieve into a deep bowl. Then rub the strawberry porridge on a sieve with a spatula to remove the fibers characteristic of all berries. Ideally, you will get juice with pulp. Take a bowl of powdered sugar and fill it with water. Then add strawberry juice in small portions. Stir with a whisk during the process. Carry out the procedure until the powder is completely dissolved in the juice.

Advice: the resulting mass should be thick, viscous and uniform.

A characteristic feature of berry glaze is hidden in its shelf life. Simply place it in a sterilized container and cover tightly with a lid. This way you can save it for a week. If it hardens, a steam bath or a stream of hot water directed at the container will help to melt it.

You can serve it in different ways: coat donuts, muffins, cakes and Easter cakes, or make pies. She will not leave anyone indifferent.

Dark chocolate glaze

Have you ever tried Sachertorte? Then you probably remember its distinctive bittersweet taste. This is what the presence of dark chocolate in the glaze provides. This coating is also well suited for a lot of other desserts and will not spoil them at all. It’s hard to describe in words what will happen if you add a little coconut flakes there.

So, you need:

• two bars of dark chocolate;
• half a glass of powdered sugar;
• 2 tbsp. milk.

If everything is in place, start the process. Chop the chocolate into pieces and dissolve in a water bath. Mix powdered sugar with milk and pour over chocolate. Place the resulting syrup on the stove and cook, stirring occasionally until a thick paste (consistency) forms.

Banana muffins with cream cheese frosting

Giada uses mascarpone cheese and honey to create a cream cheese frosting that's a delicious addition to banana muffins. Recipe:
Banana Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting

Professional chocolate glaze

Confectionery connoisseurs use confectionery glaze with a high chocolate content. By following the correct recipe during production and using exact proportions, you can get a brilliant and tasty decoration for a sweet delicacy.

The composition of such a “brush” includes:

• butter;
• condensed milk;
• cocoa powder.

Cocoa, butter and condensed milk

Cooking method:

Each ingredient is used in the amount of one tablespoon, that is, it is selected in a one-to-one ratio. Mix the melted butter, cocoa and condensed milk thoroughly, after which the product is ready for use. Spread the glaze on the surface of the product and enjoy the dessert.

Chocolate cupcakes with peanut frosting

The key to this quick frosting is room temperature peanut butter, which allows the ingredients to combine well. Aina stirs the glaze until it reaches a rich, creamy consistency. Recipe:
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Frosting

What is confectionery icing?

Confectionery glaze
Confectionery glaze is a ready-made semi-finished product containing, in addition to cocoa powder, water, dairy products, powdered sugar, as well as other components: egg yolks, fats, flavorings and food additives. From the article you will learn about their varieties, how to use them in cooking and you will be able to surprise everyone. There are types of glaze:

• chocolate;
• dairy;
• white;
• sugar.

It has become widespread both in cooking in general and in confectionery in particular. It is used to decorate finished products. For example, different types of icing for cakes, marshmallows, candies, and much more.

Chocolate nut glaze

For white chocolate lovers, we suggest using nuts when preparing chocolate glaze. It will taste like a very tasty and original confectionery “smear”.

Ingredients:

• butter (⅓ pack);
• powdered sugar (½ cup);
• white chocolate (1 bar);
• one teaspoon of milk;
• nuts (of your choice);
• vanilla.

Cooking method:

Melt soft butter mixed with a chocolate bar in an accessible way. Pour milk into it and add powdered sugar, nuts and vanilla in small portions. Stir and turn off the fire. Everything is ready, you can cover the treats.