Classic ganache is made with equal weights of chocolate and heavy cream or crème fraîche, which lends the ganache a slightly tangy quality. The resulting consistency is fine when using a low percentage chocolate, but if using a chocolate with 60 percent cacao or higher, I prefer to increase the amount of cream so that when the ganache sets, it doesn’t pull away or separate from the cake or tart when it is served.
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