Learn to make a Chocolate Drip Cake with this easy method! All you need is chocolate ganache, a frosted cake and a few simple tools. You’ll be on your way to an impressive yet easily decorated cake in no time!
Tools Needed to Decorate a Drip Cake
So to get started, you’ll need a few simple things.
How to Make a Chocolate Drip Cake
Chocolate drip cakes create such a fun and impressive look, it’s no wonder they’ve become so popular. With a little time and not too much effort, you can turn any cake into a statement piece. I’ve made quite a number of chocolate drip cakes including, but not limited to, my Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake, Red Wine Chocolate Cake, Nutella Chocolate Cake and my Best Chocolate Cake. All are some of my favorites.
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How to put melted chocolate on a cake?
To put melted chocolate on a cake, you can make a chocolate ganache for topping your cake. Chocolate ganache is a type of icing or glaze that is made by using warm heavy cream to melt chocolate. The chocolate pieces that are melted by the warm cream melt slowly, therefore they must be in small pieces.
How do you decorate a cake with chocolate?
Wrap your cake in chocolate for a fancy decoration. Cut out a sheet of wax paper that spans the circumference of your cake. Spread the wax sheet out on a flat surface, then pour your melted chocolate into a piping bag. Drizzle the chocolate back and forth over the wax paper, leaning your lines slightly to the left.
How do you melt chocolate on a stovetop?
If using a pan on the stovetop to melt the chocolate, place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl placed over but not touching a pan of simmering water and wait, stirring occasionally to make sure the chocolate doesn’t burn, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
What can you do with melted chocolate?
Impressing your friends and family is easy with a little bit of melted chocolate. You can add decorations to your cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and muffins to make them look like they came straight from a bakery! No matter what dessert you’ve whipped up, you can use these melted chocolate decorations for a bit of added flair.