Chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things possible. A benefit of chocolate ganache is that the high content of chocolate preserves the fresh cream so the final product can last in room temperature for a few days before events are celebrated.
If freshly mixed, while still in a liquid form, it can be used for pouring on cakes for coating or decoration etc. After a few hours of resting it will set in the perfect working condition for masking, sandwiching, piping and decorating cakes. If refrigerated, ganache will set hard like butter. This provides a good condition to coat cakes with rolling fondant.
Chocolate ganache can also be whipped to increase its volume and create milky, lighter color for truffle cream (for example). Whipping ganache can also reduce “heaviness” of a cake.
Ingredients
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Weight Per Unit: 1800
Number of Units: 1
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Thickened Cream
Cream is used as an ingredient in many foods, including ice cream, many sauces, soups, stews, puddings, and some custard bases, and is also used for cakes. Perfect for pouring, baking, whipping or adding the indulgent touch to your favourite recipes.
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Dark Chocolate
Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block or used as a flavoring ingredient in other sweet foods.
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7 ounces
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Butter
Butter is a solid dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread on plain or toasted bread products and a condiment on cooked vegetables, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water.
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Hi Serdar,
Thank you for your willingness to share your abundant expertise. You are a pleasure to watch and learn from.
I have a 7”, 9”, 11” tall three tier sponge wedding cake to complete for my daughter’s wedding on 29th May 2021.
I intend to make the top tier a torted grapefruit sponge with a grapefruit fondant filling in all layers.
The second tier a torted chocolate sponge with a homemade, concentrated cherry brandy compote in the middle layer; and white vanilla flavoured chocolate ganache between the other layers.
The third tier a torted chocolate sponge, with middle filling of whisked white chocolate orange flavoured ganache in a chocolate/orange flavoured cake. The lower and upper torted layers will be filled with a dark chocolate ganache, the cakes being just chocolate flavoured.
Please could you advise if the cherry compote can be held within a dark chocolate ganache dam, on the second tier, or must I use a buttercream dam to hold in the compote. I will be inserting dowels in each tier to take the weight of the cakes, the crumb coat of the lower two tiers will be a dark chocolate ganache, followed by a milk chocolate/?white chocolate mask.
I then intend to cover all cakes with a white chocolate modelling chocolate layer; and finally my daughter would like curling white modelling chocolate waves attached to all cakes.
Thankfully, I will be decorating said cakes with fresh flowers!
Please could you advise if I can use a dark chocolate ganache dam to hold in the cherry compote, or must I use a buttercream; and will the purchased Saracino white modelling chocolate stick to the chocolate ganache by the slight condensation formed by removing the cake from the refrigerator?
Thank you Maestro. X
You can simply mix the compote with ganache without the liquid component. Or if compote thickened with starch you can pipe ganache rings and spoon compote in between rings. Modelling chocolate waves will stick on the ganache, pipe a little soft ganache in between and make sure tissue dry the area before.
Hi Yener
I graduated from the Norwegian state culinary school and have worked as a executive chef for over 20 years, I must say that you are by far the best, most knowledgeable and have a teaching charisma that no one else has on YouTube. Chefs/professional as well as amateurs/enthusiasts /home bakers (should) always learn new things everyday, but most importantly learn then the right/correct way, and in my opinion Yeners way is absolutely the correct way. Thanks again for the great content in your videos and website.
It is such a pleasure and motivation to read your kind and generous opinion about me and YenersWay, Thank you Phillip for your time and my best wishes for your health, safety and success.
Thank you, Phillip, it is such a pleasure to read your kind, motivating and generous message. Wish you all the best for your health, safety and success.
Hi chef, I want to use Ganache to cover the cake before covering it up with fondant. Do I need to whip Ganache after melting it with cream and butter or use it after the Ganache thicken up?
Recently I made cake with white chocolate Ganache without whipping it, and after covering it up with fondant, the fondant tear up and the Ganache not solid.
Many thanks in advance for your advice.
best is you have to keep the ganache in the room temp overnight. You will realize that the texture just nice as it is without whipping.If not wait longer ( if you make the ganache correctly with the right ingredients)
Hi Serdar, I want to make your ganache and make it shiny with the cooking torch. I also want to make it very dark so was wondering if it would be ok to add black food colouring to the cream before heating and adding to chocolate? Julie
Yes it is possible , Thanks
Good day. Please tell me – Thickened Cream is cream 35%? Thanks, Irina
yes it is
Hello chef! I love your tutorials- thank you for sharing your expertise! My question is: can I freeze a masked ganache cake for a few days, before putting the fondant on top? I’ve made the cake a week too early!! Thank you.
yes you can do that , I always do that.
Hello Yener,I live in North Brisbane and want to know if I mask cake by ganache and after this Cover by fondant so shall I able to put it outside without aircon at 26degree.
Or I need to change ratio of cream with chocolate.
I do not think is neccesary to change the ratio for the ganache but . Apply a chocolate crust coat after crumb coat before final ganache coat. Keep the cake all the time in aircon after decorated and bring to outside for as short as possible time.
Hi Chief. First of all I would like to thank you for sharing with us your experience. I am from Mozambique and we don´t have thickened cram milk in our shops. Can i do the ganache with normal cream milk? And how can I have ganache to drip on the cake? Off course it has be little bit more liquified than this receipt. Do i remove the butter? Thank you
Can you freeze the ganache leftovers for next use i.e. in 2 two months time or you just get rid of it?
Could you please let me know how much ganache I need to make for 12inch (30cm) 4 inch(10cm) deep cake?
Many thanks.
Yes, you can freeze ganache. You need ganache half the weight of the sponge for layering and masking.
Hi chef, may I know what is the difference between compound chocolate and couverture chocolate used in ganache recipes ? Thanks chef
Couverture contains Cocoa butter and mixed very long time ( 36-72 hours) to make it smooth
The compound contains vegetable fats. Of course, using couverture is better in ganache but good compound chocolate will be good enough and economical. Thanks
Добрий день Yener . Дякую Вам за Ваші рецепти , а також за Ваші відповіді та увагу . Цей рецепт використовується для маскування торта , а скажіть будь-ласка рецепт dark chocolate ganache (for layering). Буду дуже вдячна Вам.
Я вважаю, що цей рецепт призначений і для маскування, і для шарів
Seder…how do I whip the ganache so it doesn’t split?
Hello Serdar, I have had terrible results whipping ganache, it curdles every time. Can you give me some tips on how to keep it smooth and creamy? Please?
Well, the ganache is smoothest if it is not whipped. Best you cook the ganache a day before and keep in room temp. Use next day as it is. If you like to whip also whip next day to make it really smooth add a bit more butter. Thanks.
Sir, plz I need the ratio for compound milk chocolate ganach?kindly guide me .Thank you so much.
10-20 % dark chocolate ganache mixed into white chocolate ganache. You can mix ready ganache or combine recipes. Look at recipes section in http://www.yenersway.com
hi
can you learn us the mocca ganache
Thank you
Hi Chef Yener. Can I use condensed milk instead of cream? I am in Africa and the price is a bit stiff
No, the result will be extremely sweet. Unless you use nonsweet condenced milk then is okay.
Thanks. I finally made garnache with your recipe this morning with unsweetened condensed milk. Letting it sit for a bit now, but so far it looks perfect
Hi Serdar
I’d like to thank you for the time you give to all us bakers, I love your website and enjoy your tutorials immensely.
I tried your ganache recipe on a cake yesterday and it feels nice and smooth but it doesn’t hold shape well even though I put the cake in the fridge three times. Later it started to run down under my fondant and show at the bottom. I used dark chocolate and my fondant was light blue so I had to do some fixing. How can I prevent that from happening again? This was a shaped cake but I think I would have a problem keeping a sharp corner unless I change something, but what?
Kind regards
Vanessa
Hi Vanessa, we have to deal 2 different problems separately. Ganache not holding shape: I used this ganache for last 20 years for thousands of cakes and never have a problem. I do not know exactly what is happened on your bench but allow me to tell you what I usually do. I place the chocolate buttons in a deep bowl (pail) bring the cream just boiling hot and pour on the chocolate. Place a lid on for a few minutes then mix it. When chocolate completely melted the mix is still little warm then I add soft butter pieces (room temp) wait for a while and mix again. Ganache will look like a sauce. I do that day before and leave the mix on the bench closed. Next day the ganache perfect condition for masking. If you keep the ganache longer it will be harder and you have to microwave for a short while to condition again. The second problem, sharp corners: the solution is crust coat that means Right after crumb coat chill the cake and you apply very thin layer of compound chocolate with a scraper then you do your final masking once or twice. Make sure the cake is chilled shortly before the fondant coat. Hope this helps
Please make sure you use the right quality chocolate and the right liquid fresh cream. Thanks
hello mr. yener, when making milk chocolate ganache, do i use the same proportions? thank you
No, ratios between cream and chocolate are different. It depends how light or dark milk ganache you like to do. Take 3xrecipe of white and 1xrecipe of dark ganache, calculate all together on paper and you will have a nice milk ganache recipe. Thanks
thank you so much Mr. Yener!
Hi Master
Is there any other way to soften a pastiliage instead of placing it in a microwave Thank you
yes . just adding water make it softer to work with. The drying time will increase. Thanks
Chef , is the butter used in ganache unsalted or salted . Thank you
Unsalted please
From time to time found the mixture curdles even though I use the same method each time. I add the boiled cream to chopped chocolate in a large warm bowl. The only foolproof way I have found to resolve this is to whip the same amount of heated double cream (UK) into the mixture….Voila! perfect ganache.
Wonderful recipe- worked perfectly for me 🙂 thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and expirience
Hi Serdar, I am new to cake decorating and trying to make an Olaf for my daughter’s 4ths birthday. I am going to use some of your technics but make it a lying down Olaf instead of 3D. I have made the ganache and it is lumpy and separated. Almost looks curdled. Can I save this or should I start again? Left it out overnight and butter still separated and liquid. Heating it didn’t seem to help. I am chilling it in the fridge and am going to try whipping it.
Also should I coat the cakes after shaping and layering with ganache (is this called a crumb coat?) or just do a chocolate layer/crust.
thanks Margaret.
Putting it in the fridge and then a light whip saved it! I guess I would like to know what I am going wrong as this has happened to me before using other recipes that did not include the butter. Thank you again
probably over heating is the problem. Pour just boiled cream over the chocolate. Mix till all melted. add soft butter pieces and mix till smooth. Live it covered overnight on the table. Next day is happy ganache day. Good luck
If you doing it a lying down version, You done have to use chocolate skin, but it is better to use. crumb coat/chocolate coat / final coat( once or twice).
Hi Serdar, I am new to cake decorating and trying to make an Olaf for my daughter’s 4ths birthday. I am going to use some of your technics but make it a lying down Olaf instead of 3D. I have made the ganache and it is lumpy and separated. Almost looks curdled. Can I save this or should I start again? Left it out overnight and butter still separated and liquid. Heating it didn’t seem to help. I am chilling it in the fridge and am going to try whipping it. thanks Margaret
Hi,
I love your videos.
Could you tell me what % the dark chocolate should be
Thankyou
Barbara
Hi Barbara For my daily work I use just compound chocolate for ganache. We do 100 kg at a time and the result is good . If you like to use more quality chocolate any of them will do better taste ganache then compound chocolate. Please read the information at this link, it explains very good about percentages.http://www.brightriverchocolate.com/blogs/chocolate-education/72525059-what-do-cacao-percentages-in-dark-chocolate-really-mean
I love your site and can watch all day long. You have helped me learn so much.
Nice to hear that. Thanks
What size pan did you used for the book cake?
28x22cm
Do you have any tips on how to save grainy ganache? I tried your recipe, following the measures exactly, and it is a little grainy. Great tasting, but not quite smooth. Thank you.
bring it in liquid condition in microwave and slightly chill again. thanks
Hello, I will appreciate if you tell as the percentage of cocoa in the chocolate, I see different at the store. Thanks
Hi, can you tell me what thickened cream is? In Europe, I don’t know how it is called? It’s the same with mascarpone or Philadelhia Cream? Thank you!
Thicken cream has a bit of gum which makes cream possible to use as it is in some recipes. You can use fresh cream for ganache no problem.
If i wan’t the ganache whipped, so that i can make the olaf cake, when and for how long, in the recipe, will I whip the ganache? by the way, I am using fresh cream. I think that is the only one you can get in Denmark.
Totally alright . You can whip the ganache as long as you wish . Take note that, more whipping makes it more lighter . Before you whip ganache must be completely set. Best you cook the ganache a day before keep it in room overnight ( if your room is around 23 C)
Chef I really love this ganache. But Indonesia is quite hot. How to make sure that this won’t melt, if it’s not covered with fondant? Should I add more dark chocolate? How much more to be on the safe side? Awaiting your reply soon. Thanks so much chef
Start from 10 percent more chocolate and try and see. Thanks
Thanks a lot chef ☺
Hi chef please help
Can i do just compound ganache cake tp cover cakes for fondant final coverage?
Im trying to keep my costs down
Yes you can do that but but you have to mask 2 times.
Merhaba Serdar Bey,
Sizi gururla ve mutlulukla takip ediyorum.
I have a question about mocha ganache, if it is ok for you could you please share the recipe of it 🙂
On the other hand, I make bitterchocolate ganache with 1-2 cream/chocolate without butter, but I will try this one immeadiately.
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Gulden hanim selamlar. Mocca ganache en iyi white chocolate ganache ile olur. 1 tepeleme corba kasigi nescafe yi miminum miktarda sicsk suyla eritin ( cok az su ) 1 kg henuz hapilmis beyaz ganache sertlesmeden ilave edin ilave edin. Daha kuvvetli yapamak isterseniz nescafe yi artiabilirsiniz. Kolay gelsin.
Thank you for your quick responses on yesterday, but my next question is: Can heavy whipping cream, that is 36% milk fat be used to make the chocolate ganache? I could not find the thicken cream anywhere in my town.
Thanks,
Yes you can use heavy cream to make ganache . If you find the ganache too rich than replace the cream 20 % with mik
Is thickened cream the same as heavy cream? thanks.
No it is not. fresh cream is same as thicken cream
Hi Serdar,
Is it possible to use milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate and still get the sharp edges? Or will it be too soft? I’m just wondering most of my customers don’t like dark chocolate.
Thanks for your help,
Avelina.
basically dark ganache has 2 times chocolate vs cream. white chocolate 3 , so try 2,5 for milk. thanks
I can’t find thickened cream, can i use whipping cream?
Hi Kamel If it is fresh cream yes . Make sure it is not mock cream ( artificial cream )
Thank you Serdar
Hi! I have 65% Chocolate and it tastes very bitter. Any advise as to how to sweeten it? Thank you so much!
Hi Tanya, I am answering on behalf of my dad…he said…
“You can use a combination of dark chocolate and milk chocolate. This will make it less bitter.”
Hope this helps!
Thanks
Hi,
Why do you add butter to the ganache?
I thought that ganache is made with cream and chocolate only.
Thank you very much for showing us your extraordinary skills.
Kind regards
Yolanda
Better taste, Creaminess and quick firmness in the fridge. Thank you
Loved the recipe and it went very well with the Chocolate mud cake.