Orange Glaze Recipe | Julie Blanner (2024)

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What is orange glaze made of? ›

This orange glaze is made with fresh oranges for a bright and zesty topping to any cake recipe. To make, simply combine fresh orange juice, orange zest, a touch of confectioners sugar, and a hint of cream or milk in a small bowl. Mix it all together until smooth, and voila!

Mother Lovett always frosted her orange cakes with a fabulous coconut frosting. Because I'm such a cream cheese nut, I did a coconut cream cheese frosting. I've used this before on my banana carrot easter cupcakes and it's so creamy and wonderful. Sweet but tangy at the same time!

A BASE GLAZE is a mixture of these three basic groups: SILICA, FLUX AND ALUMINA.

Cool the cake or pastries completely before glazing. Warm baked goods will make the glaze too runny, and it may soak into the crust, making the cake soggy. Brush away any loose crumbs on the cake or pastries before decorating.

Microwave the frosting for 30 seconds then stir it well, being sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Then, use a spoon to test the glaze's thickness. If it's thin and pourable, it's ready to use. If not, place the bowl back into the microwave and heat it for an additional 10-15 seconds until it's silky smooth.

The two primary colors needed for orange are red and yellow. "Primary" colors exist naturally and cannot be created by combining other colors. Red, yellow, and blue are the three primary colors, but you'll only need red and yellow to create orange.

In the case that you need a glazed dessert for an event or party, you should be baking it the day before and letting it cool sufficiently, then glazing it two to three hours before the event.

Italian Meringue Buttercream

This is considered one of the very difficult methods for making buttercream because the sugar syrup must be cooked to a specific temperature and then, while piping hot, poured into the whipped egg whites.

If you have too much flour in a recipe and not enough fat, like butter or oil, your cake is going to be dry and hard. For best results, I would encourage you to use a scale when baking, but if you don't have a scale, then just make sure you're using measuring cups correctly.

How to add icing to bundt cake? ›

All you need to make this impressive homemade confection are sugar, water, and oranges (and a bit of powdered citric acid to preserve the leftover syrup at the end). What is this? Hello, gorgeous! Really though, is there anything prettier than a slice of candied blood orange, shiny and translucent in the winter sun?

Iron Oxide - this makes reds, browns, oranges and black where it is highly concentrated. Rutile - this is a mixture of Titanium Dioxide and Iron Oxide and can create a speckled effect in pottery glazes. Manganese Dioxide (toxic) - this creates browns and purples.

Glaze or fill as follows, and serve as soon as possible. Whisk together 2 cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. When the doughnuts are cool enough to handle, dip into the glaze; if you like, flip them so the tops they're completely covered. Put on racks to let the glaze harden.

A glaze is made up of three parts. A flux/melter that lowers the melting point, a refractory/stabilizer that bonds the glaze to the clay, and a glass former like silica. This creates the base and then a stain is added to give the glaze its color. It's a bit like mixing paint and a bit more like a chemistry experiment.