Chocolate Glaze

Name: Chocolate Glaze
Ingredients: 1 pound (455 g) sweet dark chocolate; 5 ounces (140 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 5 tablespoons (1½ ounces/40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; ¼ cup (60 ml) dark rum; ¾ cup (180 ml) or 9 ounces (255 g) light corn syrup

Preparation info

Yield:
4½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

1 pound (455 g) sweet dark chocolate
5 ounces (140

Dessert
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Cut the chocolate into small chunks and melt over hot water. Remove from the heat, add the butter, and stir until the butter is fully incorporated.
Stir the cocoa powder into the rum, mixing until smooth. Add the corn syrup, then stir into the chocolate mixture.
Let cool. Store in a covered container. The glaze does not need to be refrigerated. To