Chocolate Ganache

Name: Chocolate Ganache
Yield: Makes enough for one 9-inch layer cake
Ingredients: 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 2/3 cup heavy cream

January 26, 2012

Recipe information

Yield
Makes enough for one 9-inch layer cake

Ingredients

5 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

2/3 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Place the chocolate in a small bowl. Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour the boiling cream over the chocolate. Cover with plastic wrap for several minutes. Remove the wrap, and stir until the chocolate is completely smooth and melted. Set the ganache in a cool place; let stand until thickened to the consistency of thick cake batter, 10 to 15 minutes. to cool. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.

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