Servings : 2-3 cups of frosting
There is something about a whipped ganache that makes a cake look homey and luxurious. Thick glossy waves of delicious frosting, I was whisking this ganache earlier today for a fudge cake (recipe for which is coming soon) and couldn’t resist taking a quick pic! Mmmmm chocolate heaven!
Ingredients
- 8oz. semi-sweet chocolate, cut into small pieces (227gm)
- 3/4 cup whipping cream (180ml)
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter (15gm)
- few drops of vanilla essence or flavouring of choice
Instructions
Place the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Add the vanilla essence. Stir until smooth, then cover the bowl and let it cool in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Remove the bowl once the ganache has cooled, then use a whisk to whip it until it turns light, glossy and thick. Spread on your cake and enjoy!!
If you decide to use an electric whisk to beat the ganache, be VERY careful as there are chances of over-whipping and instead of this yummy looking texture you may end up with a grainy ganache. Once it is thick and glossy (about 20 secs with an electric whisk or 2 minutes with a hand whisk), stop whisking and use immediately.
PS: You may now lick the whisk and bowl when you are done!
Enjoy! 🙂
Salaam, is this pipeable or is it too runny? I wanted to make a chocolate cake and use this to either to cover it and decorate it with buttercream or cover the cake with buttercream and use this to decorate with a wilton 1m tip… Which way round do u think I should do it? And would it set or melt? ? And can I use double cream as I have it home already?
It is pipeable and yes you can use double cream. It will set.
Assalamualaikum
Can I use malai instead of whipping cream?Pls reply soon wana make it tmr InshaaAllah.
JazakAllah for the amazing recipes!!!
W/Salaam, have never tried with malai.
what will b the amount of ganache when it is made?
About 2.5 cups.
also want to know,,, can we use cadbury chocolates for this?
Yes you can
hi, can u pls let me know if Dream whipped cream made according to the instuction in the sachet can be used. thank you.
Hi, have never tried it with dream whip.
fozia i love ur site u r great
Asak Fauzia, can you tell me how long can this ganache be kept in the refridgerator, and can I freeze this for later use.
Jazakallah.
W/Salaam, it is good for up to a 5 days or even a week if properly refrigerated but I would not recommend freezing as it is cream based and may go off or release water as it thaws.
Can we use heavy whipping cream?
Yes you can.
I loveeeeeeee this one…luks
I loveeeeeeee this one…luks yummy
assalamualaikum
assalamualaikum
hi fauzia!
I tried this recipe yest bt it dint turn out right.
I used “almarai whipping cream” in the blue pack.i dint boil the cream for very long.
It became too runny like chocolate syrup :'(
so where did i go wrong?
W/Salaam. Please confirm,
W/Salaam. Please confirm, what turned runny? The cream itself or after adding the chocolate to melt? Normally it would turn runny, you are supposed to then refrigerate and whip to thicken. Did you do that as per the recipe?
asalamualaikum… wantd to
asalamualaikum… wantd to know f the cake shud be refrigerated aftr being frosted with ths… wil d cream melt if kept at room temperature
W/Salaam, yes it would be
W/Salaam, yes it would be best to refrigerate. It will not melt at room temperature, and can be at room temp for some hours. But because it is made with whipping cream, you do not want to risk it staying out for too long as it may go off.
Hey, can I use Bournville?
Hey, can I use Bournville?
Is it in solid or powdered
Is it in solid or powdered form?
It is in solid form…just
It is in solid form…just like dairy milk, but dairy milk is a milk chocolate while bournville is dark chocolate.
Then it should be ok
Then it should be ok inshaAllah. 🙂
hi fauzia baji i tried it on
hi fauzia baji i tried it on my plain cake and it was really tasty i want to make my own birthday cake and i want it decorated with 3D objects but those which are eatable e.g teddy bear please tell me how to make it i just started baking and i tried the recipes from your site.
Hi, thanks! At the moment I
Hi, thanks! At the moment I do not have fondant type recipes posted yet.
hi… when u boil the
hi… when u boil the whipping cream doesnt it get spoilt?
No it does not. You just need
No it does not. You just need to bring it to the boil and then turn it off, not a rolling continuous boil.
Hi,, I haven’t found any
Hi,, I haven’t found any whipping ready made cream
I just got dream whip which their are instructions
Written in it that to beat til 4mins with a cup of cold milk
I tried boiling it it became very light and then refrigerate it
But could become thin
So what do u advice me on this type of whipping cream
Hi, whipping cream also comes
Hi, whipping cream also comes in liquid form. What you mentioned is the instant whipping cream, that is not what is required in this recipe. You need the kind that is of pouring consistency.
Hi how long we can store this
Hi how long we can store this?
About 4-5 days refrigerated.
About 4-5 days refrigerated.
tnk u soooo much for ur reply
tnk u soooo much for ur reply..
Assalam-o-Alaikum fauzia
Assalam-o-Alaikum fauzia
Can I use cooking chocolate in ganache?
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Hi. I m really confused with
Hi. I m really confused with the terms fresh cream, heavy cream, whipping cream, whipped cream and the normal tetra pack cream. Can you please help me with this.
Hi, fresh cream is used in
Hi, fresh cream is used in cooking and has less fat, heavy cream has more fat content and whipping cream has very high fat percentage making it ideal for whipping to use on desserts and cakes. Whipped is just the past tense of whipping cream. No idea what tetra pack cream is.