Easy 2-ingredient Chocolate glaze

Baking cakes is easily one of the most satisfying things I'm able to do in the kitchen, I love to bake cakes! On the other hand though, icing and decorating them... I tend to mess things up more often than not. So when I come across easy and fool-proof icing or glaze recipes, I get really excited. This is one of those recipes: a chocolate glaze that is made with only TWO ingredients, it's super easy to make and it sets very nicely too. It's the perfect glaze to up your cake a level without much effort!

Watch how to make this glaze on Four Eyed Cook's channel

Ingredients:

- 140 g dark chocolate (cut into little pieces)
- 300 ml sweetened condensed milk

Procedure:

1. Put the dark chocolate and the condensed milk in a medium sauce pan and heat on medium-low, stirring constantly to melt the chocolate.

2. Remove from the heat as soon as the chocolate melts, you do not want the mixture to bubble or boil. Another safer alternative is to melt the chocolate with the condensed milk in a double boiler.

3. Let the glaze cool a little bit at room temperature before using. Pour over your cake when it's still at the right consistency (not too cool) and let the excess drip.

You may make this glaze ahead if you want, it will set at room temperature, so you'll need to melt it again before using. My tip is to make it while you let your cake cool down, so when the cake is completely cool, your glaze will need only a few minutes at room temperature to be used.

To make cleaning up after glazing mess-free, try this set-up: line a tray with parchment paper, put a wire rack on top and then the cake. Now, the excess glaze will fall off on the parchment paper, so no need to scrub dry glaze off the tray!

This glaze is perfect for any fuss-free cake, such as pound cakes, or to make a drip effect over an iced cake, it can also be used for mousse bombs and semispheres, don't be afraid to experiment with simple recipes!