Chocolate Ganache

Name: Chocolate Ganache
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 23 cm (9-inch) layered cake
Ingredients: 125 ml (4 fl oz) milk; 200 g (2 oz) plain chocolate; 300 ml (½ pint) double cream

Preparation info

23 cm
layered cake

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

A gorgeous chocolate cream mousse frosting.

Ingredients

200 g (2 oz) plain chocolate
125 ml (4

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the chocolate. Using a small saucepan, bring the milk to the boil and immediately pour it over the chocolate, whisking until the mixture is smooth. Leave it to cool. Whip the cream to soft peaks and then fold it in the chocolate cream.