Best 9 Espresso Glaze Recipes

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Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our delectable Espresso Glaze recipes. The distinctive combination of coffee's rich aroma and the sweetness of glaze creates a tantalizing experience that will leave you craving more. From the classic Espresso Glaze that elevates cakes and pastries to the luscious Espresso Glaze with Chocolate Ganache, these recipes offer a delightful range of options to satisfy your sweet tooth. With step-by-step instructions and readily available ingredients, these glaze recipes are perfect for home bakers of all skill levels. Embrace the rich, intense flavor of espresso as it transforms your desserts into extraordinary culinary creations, leaving a lasting impression on your taste buds.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH ESPRESSO GLAZE



Chocolate Cake with Espresso Glaze image

Flourless chocolate cake is a crumbly and dense classic everyone loves. This version gets subtle coffee flavor from espresso powder used in the batter and in a rich, creamy dark-chocolate glaze served at the table.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 tablespoons unsalted butter or nondairy margarine, plus more for pan
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons instant espresso powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter or nondairy margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy cream or plain soy milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Steps:

  • Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, and line with parchment cut to fit. Melt butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.
  • With a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Add espresso and salt, and beat for 1 minute. Add vanilla and chocolate mixture, and beat for 1 minute.
  • In a clean bowl and with a whisk attachment, beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a rack. Remove pan sides. Carefully lift cake with a spatula, and remove parchment.
  • Make the glaze: Place chocolate, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil, stirring, and pour over chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth. Serve glaze warm with cake.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE FOR FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE



Chocolate Glaze for Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake image

Use this recipe to make Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 10m

Yield Makes 3/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, preferably 70 percent cacao, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon instant-espresso powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

Steps:

  • Combine chocolate, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Bring cream, sugar, espresso powder, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar and espresso powder are dissolved. Pour over chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth.

BROWN SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE CHIP POUND CAKE WITH MAPLE-ESPRESSO GLAZE



Brown Sugar and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake with Maple-Espresso Glaze image

Provided by Julie Hasson

Categories     Cake     Coffee     Chocolate     Dessert     Fall     Maple Syrup     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cake:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups all purpose flour, divided
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon maple extract
4 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons (or more) whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder

Steps:

  • For cake:
  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 12-cup Bundt pan. Spray pan generously with nonstick spray. Dust pan lightly with flour. Mix chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons flour in medium bowl. Sift remaining flour with baking soda, baking powder, and salt into another medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract and maple extract. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in chocolate chip mixture. Transfer batter to prepared pan, spreading evenly.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on rack 30 minutes. Invert cake onto rack and cool completely.
  • GOOD TO KNOW:
  • Mixing the chocolate chips with a little flour before adding them to the batter helps the chips stay evenly suspended in the batter and evenly distributed throughout the baked cake (otherwise, they may sink to the bottom).
  • For glaze:
  • Combine powdered sugar, maple syrup, 2 tablespoons cream, and espresso powder in medium bowl. Whisk until smooth, adding more cream by 1/2 teaspoonfuls if glaze is too thick to drizzle. Spoon glaze decoratively over top of cake; let stand at room temperature until glaze is firm, about 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and let stand at room temperature.

CREPE CAKE WITH ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE GLAZE



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Not a cake but a large stack of crepes, this dessert is delicious but not overly sweet. The crepes are mildly chocolate-flavored, but the majority of the flavor comes from the glaze.

Provided by Hannah Verrinder

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups milk
4 eggs
3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup cocoa, sifted
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup hot water
3 teaspoons espresso powder
1 dash salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar (approximate)
cooking spray

Steps:

  • Combine all crepe ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Allow batter to rest in the refrigerator at least half an hour.
  • In a small bowl, dissolve espresso powder in water. (If you don't dissolve the espresso powder, the glaze will be grainy).
  • In a medium saucepan, melt chocolate over medium-low heat.
  • Add remaining ingredients and whisk thoroughly until smooth.
  • Heat until just boiling, then remove from heat and scrape glaze into a bowl. Refrigerate until batter has finished resting.
  • Bring an 8" non-stick pan to medium heat (allow about 3 minutes for heat-up time).
  • Spray pan with cooking spray. Pour in a few tablespoons of batter and quickly tilt the pan so that the batter covers the bottom of the pan in a very thin layer.
  • Cook crepe until edges barely start to peel away from pan.
  • Gently slide a long metal offset spatula under the crepe and flip it over.
  • Cook crepe just another minute and slide onto a plate.
  • Spread crepe with a thin layer of glaze.
  • Cook another crepe, stack on top of the first, and spread with a bit of butter.
  • Cook another crepe, add to the stack, and sprinkle with powdered sugar using a sifter or strainer.
  • Repeat this sequence until batter runs out, leaving top crepe bare.
  • Spread remaining glaze over top crepe and allow it to drip down the sides.
  • Slice with a sharp knife and serve. The cake will keep in the refrigerator for at least a day.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE WITH BOURBON-ESPRESSO GLAZE



Mississippi Mud Cake with Bourbon-Espresso Glaze image

Categories     Cake     Bourbon     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Birthday     Potluck     Bon Appétit     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 10

Number Of Ingredients 19

For cake
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup brewed espresso or very strong coffee
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup bourbon
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For glaze
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
6 tablespoons whipping cream
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons bourbon
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

  • Make cake:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 12-cup Bundt pan. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Combine butter, chocolate and brewed espresso in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate and butter melt (mixture may look curdled). Remove from heat. Add sugar and bourbon. Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Gradually beat in chocolate mixture. Add flour mixture and stir just until blended. Transfer batter to pan; smooth top.
  • Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 45 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; cool completely.
  • For glaze:
  • Stir butter, golden brown sugar and instant espresso powder in small saucepan over medium heat until butter melts. Stir in cream. Simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat. Gradually add powdered sugar, whisking until smooth. Mix in bourbon. Cool slightly. Place cake atop rack on baking sheet. Slowly drizzle glaze over cake, allowing glaze to run down sides of cake and cover as much of cake as possible. Spoon any glaze drippings from baking sheet over cake. Let stand 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome. Let stand at room temperature.)
  • Serve cake with vanilla ice cream.

MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE WITH ESPRESSO-BOURBON GLAZE RECIPE - (4.3/5)



Mississippi Mud Cake with Espresso-Bourbon Glaze Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by Foodiewife

Number Of Ingredients 19

For the glaze:
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup brewed espresso
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup bourbon
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (I used mocha chips)
6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
6 Tablespoons heavy cream
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 Tablespoons bourbon

Steps:

  • NOTES: Making the glaze, first, yielded better results. By allowing it to cool, it becomes much thicker. In fact, you can make the glaze a day ahead of time and bring to room temperature. Make the glaze: Stir the butter, brown sugar, and espresso powder* together in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is melted. Whisk in the cream and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute, remove from the heat, and whisk in the confectioner's sugar until sooth. Mix in the bourbon. Let cool for 10 minutes. *I order my espresso powder for King Arthur Flour's website. TASTING NOTES: I used half the amount of bourbon, with good results. I found that 10 minutes was NOT enough time for the glaze to cool so that it would be thick. I'd give it at least an hour or more; otherwise the glaze just absorbs into the cake. The glaze is so good, it's delicious drizzled over vanilla ice cream! Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan and dust with flour (I use Baker's Joy spray for perfect results). Combine the butter, chocolate, and espresso in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium, stirring, until the butter and chocolate are melted. Remove from the heat and stir in the granulated sugar and bourbon. Place the eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low to break up the eggs. Beat in the chocolate mixture. Add the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the came comes out clean, about 45 minutes. (NOTE: My cake was fully baked in 39 minutes, so keep a close on it!) Let the cake cook in the pan for 5 minutes and then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. Place the cake, still on the wire rack, over a baking sheet. Slowly drizzle the glaze over the cake, letting it run down the sides of the cake and covering as much of the cake as possible. Let stand until the glaze is set, about 1/2 hour. Slice and serve. Store uneaten cake in a cake keeper or wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

ECLAIRS WITH PASTRY CREAM AND MAPLE-ESPRESSO GLAZE



Eclairs with Pastry Cream and Maple-Espresso Glaze image

Airy pate a choux is filled with rich pastry cream and topped with a shiny glaze in this recipe adapted from "Entertaining."Also try:Cream Puffs with Pastry Cream and Maple-Espresso Glaze

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes About 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 vanilla bean
2 cups milk
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour (preferably rice flour for lightness)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream, softly whipped
1 large egg
Pate a Choux
4 tablespoons heavy cream, plus additional if necessary
4 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • Prepare the Pate a Choux. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl for an egg wash. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds.
  • Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. With a ruler and a pencil, mark lines about 3 1/2 inches long on the parchment, spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart. Turn parchment over, marked sides down. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 5/8-inch plain tip with Pate a Choux; pipe along the lines on the prepared baking sheets. Gently smooth tops with a moistened fingertip to ensure even rising. Brush the top of each eclair with egg wash.
  • Bake until pastries are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pastries and parchment to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Make the pastry cream: Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean. In a heavy saucepan, combine milk, vanilla bean and seeds, and 1/2 cup sugar. Scald the mixture and immediately remove from heat.
  • Beat egg yolks with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until thick. Sprinkle in flour and cornstarch and continue beating until mixed.
  • Beat half of the hot milk into yolk mixture. Return this to the remaining hot milk and bring to a boil quickly, whisking very fast to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and strain into a bowl to cool. Stir in butter. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill completely. Immediately before using, gently fold in softly whipped cream with a spatula.
  • To fill the pastries, insert a wooden skewer into both ends of each shell. (You can also use a small pastry tip, such as the one you will use for filling, to create the holes.)
  • Transfer pastry cream to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch plain tip, preferably one that is long and skinny. Insert the tip into the end of each pastry, and pipe to fill with pastry cream (filling the shell with pastry cream from both ends will insure a properly filled eclair).
  • Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk to combine heavy cream, espresso powder, and maple syrup. Add confectioners' sugar and whisk until smooth, thinning with additional heavy cream if necessary.
  • Dip the top of each eclair into the maple espresso glaze; let excess drip off, and place, coated side up, on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate eclairs in a single layer until glaze is set, about 10 minutes, and serve.

CREAM PUFFS WITH PASTRY CREAM AND MAPLE-ESPRESSO GLAZE



Cream Puffs with Pastry Cream and Maple-Espresso Glaze image

Fill these puffs with pastry cream and top with a maple-espresso glaze -- or use the shells to make larger versions of our delicious Profiteroles dessert. This recipe was adapted from a version found in "Entertaining."Also try:Eclairs with Pastry Cream and Maple-Espresso Glaze

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes about 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

Pate a Choux
1 large egg
1 vanilla bean
2 cups milk
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour (preferably rice flour for lightness)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream, softly whipped
4 tablespoons heavy cream, plus additional if necessary
4 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

Steps:

  • Prepare the Pate a Choux.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make an egg wash by whisking together egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Transfer Pate a Choux to a pastry bag fitted with a 5/8-inch plain tip. Pipe dough into 2-inch rounds about 1 inch apart. Gently smooth the pointed peaks with a moistened finger, rounding tops to ensure even rising. Brush tops with egg wash. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 25 minutes. The cream puffs should feel light and airy. Remove puffs from oven and transfer sheets to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Make the pastry cream: Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean. In a heavy saucepan, combine milk, vanilla bean and seeds, and 1/2 cup sugar. Scald the mixture and immediately remove from heat.
  • Beat egg yolks with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until thick. Sprinkle in flour and cornstarch and continue beating until mixed.
  • Beat half of the hot milk into yolk mixture. Return this to the remaining hot milk and bring to a boil quickly, whisking very fast to prevent scorching. Remove from heat and strain into a bowl to cool. Stir in butter. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Transfer to the refrigerator to chill completely. Immediately before using, gently fold in softly whipped cream with a spatula.
  • Transfer pastry cream to a piping bag fitted with an 1/8-inch plain tip. Insert the tip into the opening of each pastry, and pipe to fill with pastry cream.
  • Make the maple-espresso glaze: In a small bowl, whisk to combine heavy cream, espresso powder, and maple syrup. Add confectioners' sugar and whisk until smooth, thinning with additional heavy cream if necessary.
  • Dip the top of each cream puff into the maple-espresso glaze; let excess drip off, and place, coated side up, on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. Refrigerate cream puffs in a single layer until glaze is set, about 10 minutes, and serve.

ESPRESSO GLAZE



Espresso Glaze image

Use this to make our Glazed Profiteroles.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 3/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons cold espresso or very strong brewed coffee
Pinch of salt

Steps:

  • Stir sugar, coffee, and salt in a medium bowl until smooth.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality espresso powder or finely ground coffee beans for a rich and bold flavor.
  • Adding a small amount of salt to the glaze helps to balance the sweetness and enhance the flavor of the coffee.
  • If you don't have heavy cream, you can substitute it with milk or even water, but the glaze will be thinner.
  • To achieve a thicker glaze, simmer it for a few minutes until it reduces and thickens.
  • If you want a glaze with a glossy finish, strain it through a fine-mesh sieve before using.
  • Experiment with different flavorings, such as vanilla extract, cinnamon, or nutmeg, to create unique and delicious variations of the glaze.
  • Store the glaze in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Conclusion:

An espresso glaze adds a rich, decadent, and sophisticated touch to a variety of desserts and pastries. With its deep coffee flavor and glossy finish, it elevates the taste and appearance of cakes, doughnuts, cookies, and more. The versatility of the glaze allows it to be customized with different flavorings and consistencies, making it a versatile ingredient that can be tailored to suit personal preferences and culinary creations. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, incorporating an espresso glaze into your baking repertoire is sure to impress and delight your taste buds.

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