Chocolate Ganache Recipe

Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipes

A chocolate ganache recipe will give a luxurious finish to any cake or chocolate dessert. This will make enough to cover a 23cm (9 inch) round cake or 20cm (8 inch) square cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 cup of whipping cream (heavy cream)

230g (8 oz) dark chocolate broken into small pieces

Place the cream and the chocolate in a heat proof bowl and place on top of a saucepan of simmering water.

Stir the mixture constantly until the chocolate has melted.

Using the Chocolate Ganache

The ganache can be used when still runny. Simply pour it over the cake (which you have placed on a cooling rack with a tray underneath). The cake will soak up some of the icing and add extra flavor. This will give a thin coating.

Use a thicker icing to cover cracks in the cake. Let the ganache cool in the fridge mixing every few minutes until it reaches a spreadable consistency. Spread over the sides and top of the cake with a palette knife.