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Chocolate Glaze I

Rated as 4.51 out of 5 Stars
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"This a simple glaze, and can be made in either a double boiler or the microwave."
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Ingredients

10 m servings 66 cals
Original recipe yields 10 servings (1 /2 cup)

Directions

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  1. In a double boiler, melt together butter, chocolate, and syrup. Alternatively, you can melt the chocolate in the microwave, and then blend in the other ingredients.
  2. Pour glaze while still warm over cake.
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Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 66 calories; 4.8 g fat; 6.7 g carbohydrates; 0.4 g protein; 6 mg cholesterol; 17 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Easy to make and delicious. Very chocolatey and not too sweet. I put all the ingredients together in a glass bowl and microwaved it 15 seconds, stirred, then microwaved another 15 seconds, then ...

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Not what I was looking for- tasted like melted chocolate chips (of course that is yummy, but I wanted something different). It also kind of separated out and looked wierd and rubber-like on my ...

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Easy to make and delicious. Very chocolatey and not too sweet. I put all the ingredients together in a glass bowl and microwaved it 15 seconds, stirred, then microwaved another 15 seconds, then ...

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Perfect to top my chocolate cake--thick, glossy and chocolatey. This couldn't be easier or quicker. Just melt, pour and spread! Hubby's only criticism, and I have to agree, is that there wasn't...

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This was excellent! I had to substitute honey for the corn syrup, and it turned out great. Made an excellent topping for eclairs. Held up well in the fridge. Great consistency, super quick, ...

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Not what I was looking for- tasted like melted chocolate chips (of course that is yummy, but I wanted something different). It also kind of separated out and looked wierd and rubber-like on my ...

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A bit disappointed- I poured it over a bundt cake, and expected it to run down the sides, but it wasn't thin enough. Too gloopy. I used the microwave method- I suppose I should have nuked the bu...

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A good recipe. I added some vanilla extract too. It set up well, and stayed nice and shiny.

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Very easy, no problems in double boiler, didn't need the corn syrup........

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this glaze was so fast and easy, not to mention delicious. I've also made this glaze with milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet chips.

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Excellent easy and delicious recipe for Chocolate Glaze - followed recipe exactly except doubled it. Made in microwave. For white design, I melted 1/4 cup of white chocolate morsels and 1 teas...

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