"How to Make Ganache. Simply cream and chocolate, ganache is a delicious confection. It can be used to fill or top cakes, cookies, and other desserts. Best of all, it can be used as a glaze, a topping, or even whipped. It sounds......"
INGREDIENTS
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12 ounces semisweet, bittersweet, or milk chocolate
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1 cup heavy cream
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Tweak the different proportions depending on what you use the ganache for. Making basic ganache is a piece of cake. Getting the ganache so that it's perfectly suited for its partner in crime in another story. Here are some proportions that you can us
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For glazes, particularly hard glazes — 3 parts chocolate to 1 part heavy cream, along with a tablespoon or more of corn syrup
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For truffles — 2 parts chocolate to 1 part heavy cream
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For cake filling — equal parts chocolate and heavy cream
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For soft icing — 1 part chocolate to 2 parts heavy cream