It's an ideal drizzle for Bundt Cakes or as a chocolate glaze for Brownies. It has many uses, I’ve used it as a topping for this easy chocolate traybake and this Chocolate cake with a Hazelnut chocolate spread filling. It's so simple, I hope you will give it a try. On the occasions that I don't have time to bake a cake, I'll take one out of the freezer pop it onto a plate, and cover it with this lovely chocolatey topping once the cake has thawed out. A Hard Chocolate Glaze can often be difficult to slice, but that's not the case with this topping. You could say that it's a chocolate glaze icing that hardens, yet it slices nicely and evenly.

This simple Milk chocolate glaze topping sets firmly with a soft touch, making it easy to slice so that it doesn’t break into flakes as some chocolate cake toppings do. Don't forget to use butter rather than Margarine which often contains oil and water. Only two ingredients are needed to make this recipe, Butter and Chocolate, so find the best quality chocolate that you can with at least a minimum of 50% cocoa solids.ĭark or Milk chocolate is fine.

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