Chocolate Ganache
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Cooking:
5 min.
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Servings per container:
16
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Ingredients for - Chocolate Ganache

1. Bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped - 9 ounces
2. Heavy cream - 1 cup
3. Dark rum (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Ganache

1. Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Place chocolate in a medium mixing bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil, watching very carefully because if it boils for even a few seconds, it will boil out of the pot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

As soon as the cream comes to a boil, pour it over the chocolate in the mixing bowl. Whisk until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth, then stir in rum. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

To use ganache as a cake glaze, cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Start pouring glaze at the center of the cake and work outward.

6. Stage

For a fluffy frosting or chocolate filling, allow it to cool until thick (up to 1 hour in the refrigerator), and then whip until light and fluffy. Apply it with a spatula like a conventional frosting. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS