Help!! My Ganache Won't Whip!!

Baking By awestervelt Updated 1 Aug 2010 , 1:15am by PiccoloChellie

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awestervelt Posted 31 Jul 2010 , 11:00pm
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I made chocolate ganache yesterday and let it sit overnight. I went to whip it this evening and it won't whip!! What am I doing wrong? Am I going to have to start all over???

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PiccoloChellie Posted 31 Jul 2010 , 11:26pm
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What ratio did you use? Dark, milk, or white chocolate?

What are the conditions in your kitchen? (hot, humid, etc)

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awestervelt Posted 1 Aug 2010 , 12:42am
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I used 8oz of heavy cream to 12 oz of chocolate. I used semi-sweet chocolate. My kithchen is on the cool side.

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tesso Posted 1 Aug 2010 , 12:45am
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good mixture..if you want a filling. is ganache cool or room temp? Sometimes putting the ganache in the fridge for 20-30 mins really helps or add more chocolate.

hint.. 3/4 cup hc to 12 oz. choc. give a frosting consistancy.

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PiccoloChellie Posted 1 Aug 2010 , 1:15am
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Originally Posted by awestervelt

I used 8oz of heavy cream to 12 oz of chocolate. I used semi-sweet chocolate. My kithchen is on the cool side.




A little low on the chocolate to get a "perfect" whipping consistency. For dark (or semisweet!) chocolate, you should use a 2:1 ratio (16oz chocolate, 8oz cream). For milk & white it's a 3:1 ratio (24oz chocolate, 8oz cream). Adjust as needed - twice as much chocolate to cream for dark, three times as much for milk or white.

As Miss tesso said, try refrigerating your ganache for a short time and whipping it.
If that's not working, simply melt another 4oz of chocolate, *gently* warm your existing ganache, and mix the two together well. You don't have to ditch the whole batch. thumbs_up.gif

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