Bundt Cake Glaze

This Bundt Cake Glaze is a velvety vanilla glaze designed to pour over selfmade truffles for a visually interesting but tasty dessert. Makes 1/2 cup glaze to brighten small truffles.

Though I like baking truffles, typically I don’t really feel like coping with frosting.

It’s not that making small batch buttercream is troublesome or something.

Simply you must let the butter sit at room temperature (30-45 minutes), beat all the things collectively (3-5 minutes), then fastidiously frost my cake twice (as soon as with a crumb coating then once more with a full frosting layer).

To not point out I’m not the world’s greatest cake decorator.

That’s the place this Bundt Cake Glaze is useful. Not solely does this vanilla glaze solely require 4 fundamental substances you possible have in your kitchen proper now, it takes not more than 5 minutes to make.

No want to attend for the butter to melt as you soften it within the microwave.

You’ll be able to even customise your powdered sugar glaze with different flavorings akin to lemon zest, almond extract, or maple syrup.

I paired my Bundt Cake Glaze with my small chocolate bundt cake, though you may definitely use it for different desserts akin to espresso cake, breads, pound cake, and extra.

As a result of making a daily batch can be an excessive amount of, I opted to make small batch icing as a substitute. In any case, this IS small batch baking weblog.

Components For Bundt Cake Glaze

To make your vanilla glaze for bundt truffles, you’ll want the next substances:

• Melted butter: Not solely does butter add taste, it helps make a velvety texture.
• Powdered sugar: Helps thicken and sweeten the glaze
• Milk: Helps skinny out the icing so you may pour it
• Vanilla: It’s not a vanilla glaze with out vanilla!

If you happen to’re on the lookout for a chocolate glaze for bundt truffles, take a look at my straightforward ganache recipe.

How To Make Glaze For A Bundt Cake

Making your icing for bundt truffles is SO straightforward! All you want is a bowl and a whisk:

1. Whisk collectively melted butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
2. Modify milk or sugar till it reaches a pourable consistency.

What consistency ought to bundt cake glaze be?

Your glaze is prepared when it has the consistency of corn syrup.

This implies whenever you take a spoonful and drizzle it again into the bowl, it ought to go away a ribbon path for a number of seconds earlier than mixing again into the glaze.

If it’s too thick, add somewhat extra milk. If it’s too skinny, add somewhat extra powdered sugar.

How To Glaze A Bundt Cake

Since pouring your powdered sugar glaze can get a bit messy, I place my cake on prime of a cooling rack over a cookie sheet.

This enables the icing to drip down with out your cake sitting in a pool of it. You’ll be able to even line your baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for straightforward clear up.

With a spoon or small vessel with a spout, pour your glaze evenly, letting it drip down the curves.

If you happen to’re adorning with sprinkles or nuts, instantly add whereas the glaze continues to be moist so that they stick.

Let your cake sit at room temperature for about 2 hours for the glaze to harden. Or refrigerate to hurry up this course of.

Cake Recipes For Vanilla Glaze

Now that your glaze for bundt truffles is prepared, you’ll want a bundt cake!

I created my powdered sugar glaze with 6 inch bundt truffles in thoughts. Which means you may take any certainly one of my 6 inch cake recipes and bake it in a 6 inch bundt cake pan.

My prime picks are small carrot cake, small vanilla cake, and small crimson velvet cake.

As soon as cooled, drizzle your icing on prime!

Can you utilize this bundt cake glaze on different desserts?

This vanilla glaze isn’t only for bundt truffles! Drizzle it onto my small espresso cake recipe, apple cinnamon espresso cake, and apple cinnamon bread.