Recipe: Shiny Chocolate Glaze

SHINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE
"This is a sensational chocolate glaze that stays shiny whether refrigerated or not. Freeze it, but don't refrigerate it for longer than a few weeks or it may grow green furry things that are only suitable for your kid's science project."


1/2 cup coffee or water
1/3 cup sugar
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp corn syrup
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp coffee or vanilla extract

Over medium heat, warm the coffee or water, sugar and chocolate in a medium saucepan. Add the corn syrup and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice.

Remove from the heat. Add the butter and coffee or vanilla extract. Pour into a bowl. Let cool to room temperature, at which point it will thicken. If you pour it over a cake before it has cooled, it will slide off! If it thickens too much, place over hot water to warm gently.

Photo is of The Classic Browne (recipe).

Makes scant 2 cups
Source: Brownie Points by Lisa Slater