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f you think you can spread When frosting seems too
canned frosting on your much, go for a glaze—smooth,
glorious cake, just wait a spreadable, and especially easy. Try
minute. My mother has always said the lighter Shiny Choco ate Glaze, the
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that you can get away with cake mix Chocolate Cinnamon Glaze, the Milk

cake, but your frosting must be home- Chocolate Glaze, and even the luxurious
made. And I believe that she’s right. White Chocolate Glaze that is out of this
So, in this chapter you’ll find all the world spooned over white chocolate cake.
toppings and fillings that you’ll need to I have found that when making
bedeck that gorgeous chocolate cake. You toppings and fillings, there is room for
have creamy frostings made with butter variation, depending on how much con-
and cream cheese, serious and sophisti - fectioners’ sugar you add, how long you

cated ganache made from heavy cream, a beat the frosting, or what temperature it
sour cream frosting that tastes scrump- is before it goes on the cake. It takes a
tious spread on anything, as well as but - little practice to know when a frosting is
tercream frostings flavored with lemon, the right consistency to spread, or when
peach, even peppermint. To keep one foot a glaze is just the right thickness that it
firmly in my grandmother’s kitchen, as will cloak the cake and not run over the
well, I’ve included some cooked frostings sides of the plate. Don’t be afraid to ad -
that I call icings. They’re a snap to prepare just these things as you prepare your
on top of the stove, but taste so delicious, frostings and sauces. And be sure to

it’ll seem as if you’ve been cooking all day. enjoy every frosted bite!