At first sight the two cakes look similar, but the Low-Carb Mirror Glaze Cake is lower in carbs, sugar and gluten-free and is missing the gelee (jelly) layer. The ingredients and steps are pretty similar for both recipes. What is Mirror Glaze? Mirror glaze is glossy and smooth cake glaze with a sheen, so you can see your reflection in it.
Mirror Glaze: 1 Whisk together the gelatin and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl; set aside to bloom. 2 Combine the granulated sugar, corn syrup and 1/3 cup water in a medium saucepan. ... 3 Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the bloomed gelatin to dissolve. ... 4 Divide the glaze into bowls and color as desired. ...
Mirror glaze is glossy and smooth cake glaze with a sheen, so you can see your reflection in it. It is used on cakes (mostly mousse cakes), entremets and pastries. Gelatin is used to see the mirror glaze. There are different kinds of mirror glaze – made with regular or white chocolate and colored in different colors.
Yield: One batch of this mirror glaze makes about 4 cups, which is more than enough glaze to cover one, eight-inch layer cake. This recipe can be used on any type of buttercream cake that is properly chilled. I do not recommend pouring it over a cake covered in whipped cream.