Opera Glaze
A chocolate and peanut oil glaze for Opera cake that sets to a smooth, clean finish.
Ingredients
Coating chocolate (see page 58)
250 g
Dark chocolate couverture
100 g
Peanut oil
40 g
Instructions
1
Melt the chocolate
Melt both chocolates over a bain-marie (hot water bath).
2
Combine
Stir in the peanut oil.
3
Use
Let cool slightly before use. Spread into a thin coating; it sets firm but can be cut with a warm knife.