This may seem like a stupid question, but I am just at a loss 
. I am making a cake for my mother's birthday this weekend and we decided on a yellow cake with a bavarian cream filling covered with chocolate ganache. Do I need to frost the cake before pouring on the ganache? Also what is the best method for getting the sides of the cake evenly coated?
TIA,
Melissa
I have only worked with ganache poured on the top of an iced cake. I don't know the answer to you question. Good luck. Sounds very yummy!!!!
It works best to put at least a crumb coat, so the sides can be very smooth. You can even crumb coat with some of the ganache, the stick it in the fridge to set up. Let the ganache cool some before pouring. And if you use a LOT of ganache, you will get a better result.
Catch the excess in a sheet pan. It can be re-used, made into truffles, or even frozen.
It works best to put at least a crumb coat, so the sides can be very smooth. You can even crumb coat with some of the ganache, the stick it in the fridge to set up. Let the ganache cool some before pouring. And if you use a LOT of ganache, you will get a better result.
Catch the excess in a sheet pan. It can be re-used, made into truffles, or even frozen.
Can be made into truffles??? Can I say "YUM!!!" Do you have a recipe for this??
I actually just came across a site that talked about making truffles and thought I might give it a try if I have any ganace left over.
http://www.anoccasionalchocolate.com/truffle-ganache.html
I have found it works best in 3 stages.
Let it firm up in the fridge.
Scoop it into small balls-quickly roll smooth. If they start melting, just scoop and re-chill and roll again later
Smooth the chilled balls if needed, then roll in your desired covering.
Plain coco-sifted to remove lumps
Cocoa sifted with powdered sugar- a lighter coating
sifted powdered sugar
ground nuts-fairly fine
Or, they can be dipped in tempered chocolate or melted candy melts
Store in fridge, for freeze for longer life. There will be some air in the truffles that can allow mold, so I don't keep mine in the fridge longer that a week or so. But they rarely last that long. mmm mmm mmm
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