Has anyone made a mirror glaze cake?

[20thCenturyGirl]

I am thinking about making a mirror glazed cake for a party. It looks fairly daunting. I have watched several youtubes and read a few blogs. Has anyone tried this and had any success.......or even failure?

They look great but I am wondering how challenging they are. I am a good homebaker and my stuff always tastes ok but I'd just like it to look fabulous for a change!

Does it contain gelatin?

Yes! Something like this one here

Topless baker that puts me right off cake.

Just seems like alot of waste this will make and gelatine always smells like rotting animals so I wouldn't want to eat it

You don't have to use gelatin, can use agar agar?

I have, it was brilliant fun, looked great and tasted of the carnation milk used in the recipe. I did a couple of thin layers, and two different colours. Way better than traditional icing. Plus, if you pour the glaze over the cake but catch the drips on a plate or something under your rack, you can microwave to hear them up and reuse. Do it!