ok ganache.... I haven't worked out how much is needed for a cake yet so I always have leftovers , what can I do with it? freeze-how long? fridge-how long. Any other ideas? TIA

I fridge mine, it's good for at least a week, just try it if you keep it for longer.

If it fridges hard, you can scoop it out and make truffles, reheat it slightly and dip fruit in it, make a fondue with it, whip it up and use it instead of whipped cream on desserts... whip it up and add whipped cream and make mousse with it...

Clearly my ganache never sits out for very long =P

Jasmine

It will stay in the fridge for about a week. Not sure how long in the freezer. You can alway make truffles out of it.

The above ideas sound great or you could just take a big ole spoon and eat it!!

How would you make truffles out of it? I can only picture it melting, becoming a gooey mess once dipped into warm chocolate as a covering. Has anyone done this and if so, can you share how?
Thanks for any ideas.

You take a spoon or a truffle scoop and scoop up some ganache. Then you roll it into a ball in your hands and place them on wax paper. You want about a 1 inch ball. Then you put them in the fridge to let them set up. I usually let them set for 30 minutes but my house is wormer than most so I make sure that they won't melt while dipping them. Then before you take them out of the fridge melt the dipping chocolate and then dip the truffles. Then put the truffles back in the fridge until the outer coating is set.

Thank you; maybe I will try it later. I may need to do it to see it not melting like I imagine!
Thanks!

Make a batch of Toba Garretts chocolate frosting. I cut the recipe in half when I make it. It is the best frosting I have found and it uses ganache in the recipe.

Eat the left overs with a spoon

I agree with msulli10 - Leftover ganache is not a good thing at my house!!

Serve warm over ice cream....

Make a small 4 or 6 inch chocolate cake. Put buttercream on it, then pipe tubes of buttercream across the top (take the tip off the coupler and use that thickness). Put two or three "snakes" across the top with space in between. Freeze for 30 minutes. Pour melted ganache over the whole cake and voila -- a mini bumpy cake!

PTB....better watch out...sounds like everybody just might end up at YOUR house for leftover ganache! haha.