Mousse cake with mirror glaze Honey

Mousse cakes have been the rage for several seasons now. It's time to learn how to cook them. Many people love honey cake. And, no matter how beautiful the classics are, modern chefs are eager to be among the first to change them. This is especially noticeable in the art of confectionery. This happened with the honey cake. Delicious honey cakes are complemented with salted caramel, exquisite mousse and, of course, stunning mirror glaze - so that you can enjoy the beauty of the cake and see yourself in the reflection.
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Lillian PerezLillian Perez
Author of the recipe
Mousse cake with mirror glaze Honey
Calories
481Kcal
Protein
8gram
Fat
26gram
Carbs
53gram
*Nutritional value of 1 serving

Ingredients

ServingsServings: 16

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking timeCooking time: 1 day 12 hr
  1. STEP 1

    STEP 1

    ---PRELIMINARY: Prepare a mold for assembling the cake. To do this, cover the outside of a ring with a diameter of 18 cm with cling film. Make sure that the film lies flat and tight.

  2. STEP 2

    STEP 2

    Turn the ring over onto a board and line the inside wall with pastry tape. Place the ring and board in the refrigerator 10 minutes before use.

  3. STEP 3

    STEP 3

    ---DOUGH.Ingredients for the dough.

  4. STEP 4

    STEP 4

    The dough is prepared in a steam bath, so you need to choose a bowl for the dough and a volume of water in the pan so that the bowl does not touch the water. It is important.

  5. STEP 5

    STEP 5

    Place butter in a bowl.

  6. STEP 6

    STEP 6

    Add sugar to butter.

  7. STEP 7

    STEP 7

    Add honey.

  8. STEP 8

    STEP 8

    Break the eggs into a separate bowl and shake them.

  9. STEP 9

    STEP 9

    Place a bowl of sugar, butter and honey in the bath and wait until the butter dissolves and the honey and sugar melt.

  10. STEP 10

    STEP 10

    Add eggs and mix.

  11. STEP 11

    STEP 11

    Add soda. Mix and keep in a bathhouse, stirring, until active foaming occurs. This means that the base for the dough is ready.

  12. STEP 12

    STEP 12

    Remove the bowl from the bath and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.

  13. STEP 13

    STEP 13

    Sift flour into a bowl and knead the dough.

  14. STEP 14

    STEP 14

    Wrap the dough in cling film.

  15. STEP 15

    STEP 15

    Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.

  16. STEP 16

    STEP 16

    Divide the chilled dough into 4 parts. There will be 4 cakes.

  17. STEP 17

    STEP 17

    Form the pieces of dough into balls, and then roll out the cake circles on parchment.

  18. STEP 18

    STEP 18

    Prick the cakes with a fork.

  19. STEP 19

    STEP 19

    Transfer to a baking sheet.

  20. STEP 20

    STEP 20

    Bake for 5-7 minutes at 180 degrees. So bake all 4 cakes.

  21. STEP 21

    STEP 21

    Separate the finished cakes from the paper and turn them over and let cool. Cut them into even circles (using a ring or a knife on a plate). The author's cake diameter is 16 cm.

  22. STEP 22

    STEP 22

    The scraps will come in handy. You can dry them and decorate the cake with them, or leave them for later, and when this cake is finished, cook something like honey tiramisu with them.

  23. STEP 23

    STEP 23

    ---CARAMEL.Ingredients for caramel.

  24. STEP 24

    STEP 24

    Heat a frying pan and pour a thin layer of sugar onto it (it won’t all fit at once).

  25. STEP 25

    STEP 25

    When the sugar begins to melt, add more sugar to the liquid areas until all of it is in the pan.

  26. STEP 26

    STEP 26

    When almost all the sugar has melted, add honey.

  27. STEP 27

    STEP 27

    When the honey begins to melt, stir gently. Be careful - the caramel is very hot.

  28. STEP 28

    STEP 28

    Add butter to the pan. Place the cream in a saucepan on the fire. They are needed in a boiling state.

  29. STEP 29

    STEP 29

    Wait until the butter dissolves and mix the caramel well. Add salt.

  30. STEP 30

    STEP 30

    Add cream little by little and stir.

  31. STEP 31

    STEP 31

    Cook, stirring, for about three minutes after boiling or until 108 degrees.

  32. STEP 32

    STEP 32

    Pour the finished caramel into a cup (bowl) and let cool. You can put it in the cold, or you can stir it to cool faster.

  33. STEP 33

    STEP 33

    ---ASSEMBLY CAKES WITH CARAMEL. Place the first cake on a flat plate and brush with caramel.

  34. STEP 34

    STEP 34

    The layer should be even. Each cake will use a third of the caramel.

  35. STEP 35

    STEP 35

    Do not grease the top cake. Press down the cakes firmly, but gently, so that the caramel is distributed in an even layer.

  36. STEP 36

    STEP 36

    Smooth out the sides.

  37. STEP 37

    STEP 37

    Wrap in film and place in the freezer for 4-6 hours or overnight.

  38. STEP 38

    STEP 38

    ---MOUSSE.Ingredients for the mousse.

  39. STEP 39

    STEP 39

    Soak the gelatin. To do this, pour 2 tsp into a saucepan. with a heap of gelatin.

  40. STEP 40

    STEP 40

    Pour 60 ml of cold water over them. Leave to swell.

  41. STEP 41

    STEP 41

    Pour sugar into another saucepan.

  42. STEP 42

    STEP 42

    Add starch to sugar and mix well.

  43. STEP 43

    STEP 43

    Add sour cream.

  44. STEP 44

    STEP 44

    Add eggs and mix everything well.

  45. STEP 45

    STEP 45

    Place the saucepan over low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens. The cream should leave good marks from the whisk or spatula. Turn off the fire.

  46. STEP 46

    STEP 46

    Dissolve the prepared pre-soaked gelatin until liquid and add to the saucepan with the sour cream mixture. It's better to strain it. Mix well.

  47. STEP 47

    STEP 47

    The resulting cream must be cooled to room temperature - either by stirring constantly with a whisk, or by covering it with film in contact with the surface and sending it to a cool place.

  48. STEP 48

    STEP 48

    You can cool it by placing the saucepan in a bowl of cold water.

  49. STEP 49

    STEP 49

    Add cream cheese and mix well.

  50. STEP 50

    STEP 50

    The result is a smooth and very beautiful mass.

  51. STEP 51

    STEP 51

    In a cold bowl, beat the cold cream.

  52. STEP 52

    STEP 52

    You need to beat until light foam. No spades needed.

  53. STEP 53

    STEP 53

    Continuing to beat at minimum speed, add the custard with cream cheese, spoonful at a time.

  54. STEP 54

    STEP 54

    The cream mousse is ready.

  55. STEP 55

    STEP 55

    ---ASSEMBLY THE CAKE.Remove the assembly ring and the caramel cake layer from the freezer.

  56. STEP 56

    STEP 56

    Place all the mousse into the ring.

  57. STEP 57

    STEP 57

    Drown the cakes in the mousse.

  58. STEP 58

    STEP 58

    Use a spatula to smooth out the edge and wrap the top tightly with cling film. Place the ring and board in the freezer for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.

  59. STEP 59

    STEP 59

    ---GLAZE.Ingredients for glaze.

  60. STEP 60

    STEP 60

    Add 70 ml of cold water to 12 g of gelatin and leave to swell.

  61. STEP 61

    STEP 61

    Pour condensed milk into a glass.

  62. STEP 62

    STEP 62

    Break the white chocolate into pieces for the condensed milk.

  63. STEP 63

    STEP 63

    Pour water into a saucepan.

  64. STEP 64

    STEP 64

    Add sugar and stir.

  65. STEP 65

    STEP 65

    Place on the stove and add invert syrup or glucose syrup.

  66. STEP 66

    STEP 66

    Cook until the temperature reaches 103 degrees or 2-3 minutes after boiling.

  67. STEP 67

    STEP 67

    Add gelatin to a glass with milk and chocolate.

  68. STEP 68

    STEP 68

    Pour boiling syrup over and let stand for a while.

  69. STEP 69

    STEP 69

    Using a blender, bring the mixture until smooth. Hold the blender so that the frosting does not foam.

  70. STEP 70

    STEP 70

    Add dye and stir. The glaze is ready. For the best effect, you need to cover it with film in contact with the surface and put it in the refrigerator for a day. Then heat up to 35 degrees. If there is no time, after cooking, cool the glaze to 35 degrees and pour over the cake.

  71. STEP 71

    STEP 71

    ---IZING THE CAKE.Build a pedestal to cover the cake with icing. At the bottom there should be a form for collecting excess glaze (it is usually lined with film), and in it there should be a cake stand, smaller in diameter than the cake itself (for example, bowls or salad bowls, or a pastry ring of small diameter, children's cylinder cubes are also suitable).

  72. STEP 72

    STEP 72

    When everything is ready, remove the cake from the freezer. Remove the film from the bottom.

  73. STEP 73

    STEP 73

    Turn the cake over and place it on a cake stand. Remove the top film.

  74. STEP 74

    STEP 74

    Using a hair dryer, heat the ring from all sides.

  75. STEP 75

    STEP 75

    Remove the ring with a light movement. Lift the cake and remove the ring. Return the cake to its place.

  76. STEP 76

    STEP 76

    Remove the pastry tape from the cake.

  77. STEP 77

    STEP 77

    Smooth the corner of the cake with the heel of your palm so that the corner is not so sharp.

  78. STEP 78

    STEP 78

    Starting from the center, pour frosting over the cake. First, half and wait until the first layer has slightly settled.

  79. STEP 79

    STEP 79

    Then pour the second layer from the center in the same way.

  80. STEP 80

    STEP 80

    When the glaze stops dripping, remove the drops from below with a knife or spatula.

  81. STEP 81

    STEP 81

    Place the cake on the base. To avoid leaving fingerprints, it is good to help with a knife or spatula.

  82. STEP 82

    STEP 82

    You can no longer move the cake - the glaze will be pulled behind it, and the appearance will deteriorate.

  83. STEP 83

    STEP 83

    Decorate the cake as you wish. It depends on your imagination, free time, and also on the reason for which this cake is being baked (or do you just cook such cakes?)

  84. STEP 84

    STEP 84

    2 hours after glazing the cake can be cut, eaten, treated...

  85. STEP 85

    STEP 85

    And admire, where would we be without it!

  86. STEP 86

    STEP 86

    A delicious piece, isn't it!?

Comments on the recipe

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Ira
07.09.2023
4.5
Foster, masterpiece!!! There is no limit to admiration! Incomparable beauty! But how long does it take to do all this and skillfully, apparently I can only enjoy such a cake virtually. Thank you very much for the recipe!
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Nika
07.09.2023
4.5
how beautiful!!!! For such a cake, it wouldn’t be a shame to spend 3 days, it’s a very cool cake!! Thanks for the recipe!!
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Tatyana Davydova
07.09.2023
4.7
Hello. An hour ago I made the dough for the shortbread. It turned out somewhat liquidy. Is this how it should be or is there something wrong?
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Elena
07.09.2023
4.8
With this quantity of ingredients, the cake turned out to be much smaller in size. I made it square. The cakes are tiny, 12x12cm, and there are no scraps left, barely enough for 4. This is my first mousse cake and it turned out very tasty! Now I will only improve myself in such cakes.
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Baby
07.09.2023
4.7
Thank you very much for the detailed recipe for a delicious cake! This is not the first time I’ve prepared it! I had a problem with the caramel, everything was burning, then I read that you need to add a little water and then everything worked out! No experience at all, just cooking for the first time!
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Oksana
07.09.2023
4.6
This is my first mousse cake! I thought this was something impossible, but everything worked out quickly, easily and the first time! Many thanks to the author for such a detailed recipe!
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Polina Yakimtseva
07.09.2023
4.9
Hello, thank you!