How to make glaze for cake

To prepare chocolate glaze, mix the sugar and cocoa powder. A container with mixture, place on low heat and add the sour cream. Stirring constantly, heat until then, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then bring the mixture to a boil. If you want to obtain a smooth surface of the cake, apply an icing hot. If applied chilled, the surface will be rough.

To prepare the sugar glaze you will need powdered sugar. You can buy ready-made or grind granulated sugar in a coffee grinder or mill. Separate the egg white from the yolk and refrigerate it. Start whisking protein with a whisk or with a mixer. Gradually, one tablespoon sprinkle the powdered sugar and continue whisking. Add a few drops of lemon juice and vegetable oil, it will give a glossy Shine to the glaze. If you want thinner frosting, add a little water. If more dense and plastic, for example - for drawing patterns on the cake, add a little more powdered sugar. To obtain a coloured glaze, add food coloring.

To decorate the cake crunchy icing mix the butter, milk and sugar. First, heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly. Then turn up the heat and boil it for two minutes. After cooling break up the mass with a mixer into small crispy crumbs and decorate their cake.

Lime or lemon icing is used to decorate muffins and cakes. For its preparation mix the icing sugar with the lime or lemon juice until smooth and pour over the finished product.

Fruit glaze is prepared from various fruit juices. Pour juice, sugar or powder, place the container on a slow fire and stir continuously until dissolved. Add glucose syrup, gelatin, citric acid and optional - food coloring. After dissolution of the ingredients, add the next batch of juice and boil for three minutes. The resulting mixture was put on cake while hot.