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| Nutrition Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
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Serving Size 1 cups 289g Recipe makes 2 cups) |
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| Calories 1225 | ||
| Calories from Fat 855 | (69%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 95.1g | 146% | |
| Saturated Fat 57.6g | 288% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 29.7g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 3.3g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 163mg | 54% | |
| Sodium 63mg | 2% | |
| Potassium 710mg | 20% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 110.7g | 36% | |
| Dietary Fiber 10.0g | 40% | |
| Sugars 92.8g | ||
| Protein 9.6g | 19% | |
Basic Ganache
By: Sharlene~W
Feb 21, 2005
How to use ganache: Truffles, ice cream sauce, chocolate fondue, hot cocoa (heat 1 cup milk per serving and stir in about 1 tablesoon ganache), chocolate glaze, frosting (beat in 1/2 cup soft butter). The proportion of cream to chocolate in this recipe is right for semisweet or mildly bittersweet chocolates--not the darker eating chocolates (higher than about 60% cacao). For darker chocolates, use more cream.
2 cups
Ingredients
- 12 ounces good-quality semi-sweet chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate or bittersweet chocolate, bar,cut or broken into bits
- 1 cup whipping cream
Directions
1
Put chocolate into heavy bowl.2
Heat cream in saucepan over medium heat just until bubbles form around pan.3
Slowly pour hot cream into chocolate, stirring constantly.4
Do not whip--stir until chocolate is melted and you have a creamy emulsion.5
Store in covered container in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Halcyon Eve
On Sep 20, 2008
The ganache was very tasty, but I had some trouble with it. It hardened up pretty fast, and it was brittle and cracked pretty badly when cutting the cake. I used Valrhona extra bittersweet (71% cacao) and a high-butterfat organic cream, but since the recipe didn't specify how much more to use, I didn't increase the amount of cream. I don't think that would've caused it to be too brittle, though? Other than that, the taste was excellent--with the chocolate I used, it was rich but not too sweet, and it was perfect with the rich, black Devil's Food cake I'd made. Thanks for posting, Sharlene!
From: PickyEatersRUs
On Nov 24, 2006
Wonderful and easy ganache recipe. I had never made before and it turned out great. I used it to frost a truffle cheesecake and make mini truffles to go on top. Thank you.
From: FarahC
On Feb 13, 2006
Makes the best filling for cakes! Thanks for this recipe.I used lindt milk chocolate bars for mine,my Husband loved it.
From: Mommy2two
On Sep 22, 2009
Taste was as expected, considering the chocolate I used. It was a little grainy, but that also could have been the chocolate I used. Great easy recipe, thanks!
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