Ganache (Keegan Gerhard)

By RJamoralin

Level: Easy
Recipe courtesy Keegan Gerhard
Episode: Dessert Bar

Ingredients

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded

Preparation

Step 1

Completely melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Add the cream to a medium bowl and pour in the chocolate. Whisk the mixture very slowly creating a shiny, elastic emulsion.

Use for dipping cupcakes into the ganache for a quick frosting or pipe it into candy shells to make instant chocolates!

Notes
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.