Hi! I tried Chocolate Ganash for the first time last night. I made my husband and I a little cake. I used the recipe Sharon Zambito gives in her Topsy Turvy DVD. One part heavy whipping cream to two parts semi-sweet chocolate chips, then I let it sit for 12 hours, but it was still soft-ish. Isn't it supposed to be a bit hard? Okay maybe I ended up eating some of the chocolate chips, lol, probably no more than 1/4 cup though. That's probably it isn't it?
What I have learned about ganach is that is all about the ratio of chocolate to cream.. Did you try beating it with a mixer. I have done that to thicken..
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It's hard to stay out of those chocolate chips isn't it!!!! If you really at that much I would say that is the problem. I have read on several treads that the ratio is pretty particular for a good ganache. Most recommend weighing instead of measuring for a more accurate amount. When mine didn't set up as well as I wanted it, I just put it back over some heat and added more chocolate chips to fix the ratio. It fixed it right up. Rylan, who used ganache for his beautiful works of art suggested it. HTH
Gosh, we're all having spelling issue tonight, lol! It's been a long day! Thanks so much for the help everyone! I'll definately try more chocolate chips next time (and try not to eat them, lol)!
what brand of chips did you use? i have found as of late that the nestle chips do not always harden as well as the block choc.
AND please do not be offended, but math errors in calculating the ratio is very frequent, including myself.
You would use 48 ounces of choc by weight and 24 ounces ( 3 cups) of cream by volume.
I did use Nestle chips acutally! I'm pretty sure I did get the ratio right though (with the exception of the ones I ate, lol). So next time I try it, I'll try the block chocolate instead and tape my mouth shut. Thanks everyone!
working temperature is also a big deal I've heard. We were told never to stir ganache while it's heating up on the stove but only after it's melted, and it should be body temperature when poured. It doesn't set up everytime for me but I figure glossiness is more important anyway.
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