Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2013

I made it exactly as the recipe said as I actually had a box of bittersweet chocolate, light corn syrup and butter. So bitter! I'm only giving it two stars instead of one because I was able to fix it to make it palatable. I added about a teaspoon of vanilla, two more tablespoons of corn syrup, and it was still bad. I ended up using about 1 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and couple of more tablespoons of butter. Basically, a whole new recipe. The reason I used the original recipe in the first place was because I didn't have the 3-4 cups of powdered sugar the other recipes on this site called for.

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MARYILEE

Reviewed: May 5, 2012

Oh my goodness! Absolutely the best glaze recipe I have ever used. I halved the recipe to use on a Bundt cake. It was perfect. My family is not too happy though, because the cake will be going to a church function tomorrow, so they can't eat it. Can't wait to try it on a dessert we will be eating at home. Thanks.

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motherchick

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2012

I know some people love the dark bitter taste, but I don't and neither do the people I was making my cake for, so I added 2 more T. of corn syrup after I tasted it to sweeten it up just a little. Next time I would even use this recipe with German chocolate with the 1 T. of corn syrup. Texture-wise it turned out fantastic. Nice and shiny and wonderful consistency for pouring over a fancy bundt pound cake.

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cthecow

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

I didn't have any bittersweet chocolate on hand, so I used cooking chocolate. And I didn't have any corn syrup, so I just added 1 tbsp. of icing sugar. Turned out shiny & tasted good. My mini cupcakes looked very nice with the shiny glaze, with white chocolate rice sprinkled on top. Thanks for a simple & great recipe :-)

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Hui Min

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2011

This was so bitter, I would not use it again. It ruined the cake I made. No one commented on the cake at all and no one definitely asked for a second piece. When I tasted it I knew why. This was way too bitter, ended up scrapping it all off. I saved the cake by making a torte with the crumbs. This was embarassing as I took it to an event without trying it first. It was the worst item at the party.

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Carolina

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2011

This recipe tastes great, I poured it over a bundt cake. I needed more glaze than the recipe called for, and I wanted the glaze thicker too. So I added an extra 4 - 1oz. squares of chocolate (used a total of 12 - 1 oz. squares and did not increase the other two ingredients). Yum!!! Everyone loved it!

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Christine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2011

Super easy and impressive results. Make sure you realize it calls for 8 ounces chocolate, not 1 (another reviewer gave it a bad review and mentioned she used 1.5 ounces!). Shortening would work too and have more shine I believe.

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DairyGodmother

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2011

Had to put a glaze on a flourless chocolate cake... the right amount for an 8 inch round, silky smooth and delicious... will definitely use this again!

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Leslie

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2011

Great, easy, beautiful! I poured it over a molded chocolate bunny cake and it looks like a giant chocolate Easter Bunny. It even gives you just enough time to smoothe it over missed spots.

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MarshallAlum

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2011

This stuff is very thin, it runs right of the cake and is about the same as oil. I did not like it and will never make it again, there's far too much butter in it, when you taste it you can not even taste the chocolate, only butter, and i used 1 an half ounces of chocolate. I did not care for the taste, and it's far too thin, i know its a glaze, and it do cover well but you can see the cake right through it. The only reason i made this in the first place is because it was liked to the Petit Fours page, and it's awful for them. I did not care for this recipe. I'm highly disappointed. I'm hoping I'll be able to save it by making a different one and pouring it on top of it, it really do not want to throw out the filled cake.

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