How Much Ganache To Cover An 8" Cake?
Decorating By SugarMama5 Updated 18 Aug 2015 , 8:17pm by SweetTreats123
OK, I'm planning on making some milk chocolate ganache. I understand the ratio is 3:1. I have 2 questions.
First do I weigh my cream? I know I need to weigh my chocolate, just double checking about the cream.
Second, how much do I need to do an 8" cake? I don't want to have tons left over. Although, how long does ganache last? Can it be frozen and used again?
Thanks!
Hi there Sugarmama
I do a weight to volume measure so measure the volume of the cream. In metric that's easy but I don't know the conversion for imperial measures...However...I have developed a little spreadsheet for just this purpose. It is called "The Ganacherator" and you can access it here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28726919/The%20Ganacherator.xlsx (newer version of Excel)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28726919/Ganache%20calculator_97_2003.xls (older versions of excel)
It allows you to put in the size of your cake and the number of layers and tells you how much ganache you need, then tells you the weight of choc and vol of cream (for both white and dark/milk chocolate)
Fortuitously, I just made some adjustments so that you get your weights and volumes in oz. and fl.oz.
I'm from Australia and we use grams and mls. which is not so useful to you!
My email is on the spreadsheet if you have any feedback or questions.
Hope it helps!
Hi there Sugarmama
I do a weight to volume measure so measure the volume of the cream. In metric that's easy but I don't know the conversion for imperial measures...However...I have developed a little spreadsheet for just this purpose. It is called "The Ganacherator" and you can access it here
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28726919/The%20Ganacherator.xlsx (newer version of Excel)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28726919/Ganache%20calculator_97_2003.xls (older versions of excel)
It allows you to put in the size of your cake and the number of layers and tells you how much ganache you need, then tells you the weight of choc and vol of cream (for both white and dark/milk chocolate)
Fortuitously, I just made some adjustments so that you get your weights and volumes in oz. and fl.oz.
I'm from Australia and we use grams and mls. which is not so useful to you!
My email is on the spreadsheet if you have any feedback or questions.
Hope it helps!
This. Is. Awesome!!! You should make a separate post and it should be stickied!
AWESOMENESS!!! Just great!
I do have one more question though... I thought that dark and milk chocolate had different ratios??? I though dark chocolate was 2:1 and milk is 3:1??? I thought milk and white both had the 3:1 ratio? So should I just do the conversion of the white chocolate for the milk choc as well? (did that make sense?)
THANKS for posting!!! You are genius to have made this up!
Hi SugarMama
In Australia we tend to use a 2:1 for milk and dark as they tend to be similar in softness and a 3:1 for white chocolate. If you want to use a 3:1 for milk choc then you could just use the white chocolate measurements the Ganacherator calculates for you, instead of the dark/milk ones too, if that makes sense. But, this can vary with the temperature of where you are from. In the summer months here I sometimes go 3.5-4:1 for white ganache if it is super hot and humid. So if you have had success with other ratios in the past, I would say stick with what works. I know that makes it harder to use the Ganacherator so it looks like I need to be able to build in some functionality around changing ratios for different climates. Leave it with me...
HTH!
Hi McSprinkles, I love the idea of your Ganacherator and commend you for creating it...I do have a question though, why are the measurements/amounts for a round 8" three layer cake so much more than for an 8" three layer square cake? 53 oz of ganache needed for a round cake which is 3 and about a third lbs as opposed to 13 oz of ganache needed for a square cake of the same size?
Hi Ladij,
You need to put 8 in the side 2 measurement box. If you are doing a square cake you can't leave that measurement blank. You'll notice the amount of ganache changes to 63oz. HTH!
Happy ganaching!
I LOVE your Ganacherator. Thank you for being so generous and sharing it with us. I look forward to putting it to good use.
WOW!! Im trying to make ganche for the first time today for a wedding cake on Saturday and found your table... THANK YOU sooo much!! Im going to follow Inspired By michelles you tube video and hopefully I can make a ganched cake lol Thank you so much xxx
Sorry to resurrect this post, but I have a question. In the "ganacherator" it asks for how many layers the cake is. Is that only if you are also filling the cake with ganache? I plan to fill with strawberry filling, use a ganache dam, cover in ganache and then cover in fondant. Do I leave the layer box empty?
Genius, thank you! I am a total amateur, making 240 cupcakes and a cutting cake for my friend's wedding this August. You have saved my life!!!!!!!! Have top tip for transporting them that I found online, use strawberry boxes from the supermarket, for your cupcakes in the strawberry boxes , use heavy foil and mould into
your cupcake tins, put the foil into the strawberry boxes, will keep them safe from moving.
I am not able to get the Ganacherator at this time. Can anyone tell me how much Chocolate and cream I will need to fill and cover a 9" round cake 4" high? I am using semi sweet chocolate.
Hi, mcsprinkles, I came here looking for the ratio for semi-sweet chocolate ganache and I just have to say, your spreadsheet is awesome!! I'm going to be doing my first ganached cake this weekend and it's a square. Now I know exactly how much chocolate and cream I need. So awesome! Great job coming up with that. It's a tool I plan to use again and again. Happy caking! :)
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