How to melt chocolate for cake at home - 2 ways

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   THE FIRST WAY: How to melt chocolate in the microwave. I took milk chocolate, prepared according to GOST. Break the tile into pieces. This way the chocolate will melt much faster. And transfer to a heat-resistant dish, with low sides. Let me remind you that not all dishes are suitable for use in the microwave! Metal, gold-plated and thin plastic will definitely not work.

2. Step 2:

   

   Turn on the microwave for a minute at 800 watts. If you have a more powerful oven, reduce the time to forty seconds.

3. Step 3:

   

   Take out the bowl of chocolate. It should only melt slightly.

4. Step 4:

   

   Stir the chocolate with a teaspoon and put the bowl in the microwave again for another minute. The power is the same. Why do I need to take a break in the heat treatment process? We just try to control the cooking process and, if anything, prevent the chocolate from burning. Since chocolate contains a lot of sugar, if you put it right away for 2 minutes, there is a high probability of burning.

5. Step 5:

   

   According to this scheme, chocolate eventually turns out to be liquid.

6. Step 6:

   

   Before you start working with it, you need to wait about two to three minutes, stirring occasionally so that the chocolate cools down a little. I made chocolate streaks on a cake covered with butter cream. If you start decorating immediately, as soon as the chocolate is taken out of the oven, then it most likely will not have time to freeze during the drip of the drop, and forms an ugly chocolate puddle on the plate. If this is not part of your creative plans, just wait a bit.

8. Step 7:

   

   THE SECOND WAY: How to melt chocolate in the classic way - in a water bath. To do this, pour about 2 cm of tap water into a larger saucepan. Bring to a boil.

9. Step 8:

   

   This time I have milk chocolate with nuts. I broke the tile into pieces and put it in a smaller saucepan. Many are afraid to melt chocolate with fillers, but there is nothing terrible here! You just need high-quality chocolate and a little more attention, that's all.

10. Step 9:

    

    Place a smaller saucepan in a saucepan with water. The fire is medium. Stir the chocolate constantly with a spatula to melt more evenly.

11. Step 10:

    

    When the chocolate melts and becomes thick and stringy, add cream. Stirring, heat the chocolate for another minute and remove from the heat.

12. Step 11:

    

    In the same way we get liquid chocolate.

13. Step 12:

    

    And again, to work with it, cool it for a few minutes. Such a glaze is good to decorate the cake on top, leveling with a spatula. You will get a glossy surface with nuts, like on waffle cakes from the store.