Chocolate Cake Covering

[loggy01]

I want to cover the top of a sponge cake with melted Galaxy/Dairy Milk but when I do this it is lovely but so hard to cut through the top layer, can I add anything to the melted chocolate to make it still set but still be able to be cut through fairly easily with a knife. I have tried adding a little bit of water to the melted chocolate mixture which just makes it look as if it has curdled. Would something like glycerine work???

[Blyss]

hot water and sugar , a wee bit of butter also when your melting it down , neither Galaxy nor DM had a high coco content so the melted chocolate is basicly melting down fats .That is why they harden .
Try a better brand of chocolate , green and blacks 70% is best.

[Blyss]

glycerine may work , {sorry never really took in what you were saying before }
Also try some american frostings tubs you can buy at any supermarket , chocolate fugde is a good one plus saves you the hassle

[tull456]

100ml of beaten cream mixed into the melted choclate should keep the chocolate from setting - Good luck

[Ray the DJ]

Mixing butter with fresh cream and then adding it to the melted chocolate will create a fudge. This will not set hard on the cake.

[wendyl]

If you want to stick with Galaxy try dipping your knife in very hot water to cut your cake