
And I love how the sphere shape makes them look even more space-themed!

We thought these 3-inch spheres were the perfect serving size-enough to satisfy a big sweets craving, but not a ridiculous amount of mousse. I knew these would be intensely chocolatey, so I planned to make smaller, mini mousse cakes, both to control portions and for the cuteness factor. Just know that I’m always grateful when you are able and choose to support the sponsors who support SugarHero!) So if you can’t find the Chocolate Caramel flavor you can use another flavor, and if you can’t find ID products at all, heavy cream can be used in the mousse instead. (Quick ingredient note: I know International Delight is not available in every country, and whenever I post a recipe with their products, I get a lot of questions about substitutions. I didn’t get too much of the caramel taste in the finished recipe, but it definitely boosted the chocolate flavor! Instead, it uses gelatin to give the mousse some stability, and I flavored it with International Delight Chocolate Caramel Creamer, which-might I say-I could just drink with a straw, I love it that much. The chocolate mousse is actually sort of a cheater’s version of mousse-no eggs are involved. Here’s the good news: the mirror glaze itself is simple to make, easy to pour and use (what a welcome surprise that was!), and SO FREAKING COOL IN REAL LIFE.īut I’m getting ahead of myself. You can skip the homemade brownies and go straight for a box mix, but it’s still going to be quite the time investment in the kitchen. Here’s the bad news: this recipe has a lot of steps because there are 3 different components: the brownie base, the chocolate mousse, and the mirror glaze itself. For my first go-round with mirror glaze, I decided to tackle a small subject: THE GALAXY. You can create cracks, spiderwebs, tie-dye effects, and so much more.

You can do SO many cool effects with mirror glazes just by adding different colors, pouring in patterns, or scraping the surface of the cake in different ways. If you’re not familiar with mirror glaze, it’s a white chocolate glaze made with gelatin that is poured over cakes-usually mousse or other soft molded desserts-to give them an ultra-shiny appearance, like the surface of a mirror.
