I love frosting cakes with Ganache.
The simplest chocolate cake, can be turned into something special, just by covering it in Ganache.
How can anything covered in chocolate and cream be bad?
Ganache
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Place chocolate in a medium bowl.
- In a saucepan, bring cream to a boil.
- Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth.
- Let cool about 5 minutes. You want this thick, but pourable.
- Place the cake on a cooling rack, that has been set on a cookie sheet.
- Slowly pour ganache over the cake. I pour a little, wait, pour a little, spread, wait, etc. Until the cake is well covered.
- This is enough to cover 1 – 8 inch cake. If you are making a larger or 2 layer cake you will need to adjust the amounts.
This post linked to Mouthwatering Mondays and Made By You Mondays.
I love to cook and bake, and it is a good thing, because my family loves to eat. I live with my husband and three kids on 43 acres in Northeastern Oklahoma. Between homeschooling, helping in my husband’s dental office, working on our property, taking care of three dogs, and raising hogs as a side job/hobby, I am constantly on the go like most of you.
That looks so delicious!
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“How can anything covered in chocolate and cream be bad?” – Truest statement ever!
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Wow ……This looks so good. thanks for sharing your recipe.
Happy Mother’s day!!!!
We love love love ganache! Who knew something so fabulously delicious would be so stinkin’ easy to make. I often use coconut milk instead of the cream and it is wonderfully yummy!
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@Christy, I never thought to use coconut milk. That is a great idea and would work well on a chocolate cake.
Okay, I had no clue that ganache is this easy and simple! I am so doing this on my next cake. Thanks so much for enlightening me, Lynn!
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I’ll have to admit, I’ve never made ganache, but have been wanting to try. Thanks for sharing the tips and recipe!
~Liz
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That does look absolutely lovely – ganache is wonderful – and so much easier than trying to frost the sides of cakes perfectly!