How to make Chocolate Ganache

This is just what you need to jazz up your cakes with a dark chocolaty topping.

Preparation Time: 5 mins   Cooking Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups roughly chopped dark chocolate
1 cup fresh cream

Method

Heat the cream in a non-stick pan and bring it to boil.

Remove from the flame, add the chocolate and mix well to get a smooth mixture.

Cool to room temperature while whisking continuously. Use as required or shape them into small round balls.

Handy tip:

To make milk chocolate truffle, substitute dark chocolate with the same quantity of roughly chopped milk chocolate. The same applies for white chocolate.RECIPE SOURCE : Cakes and Pastries