Ganache on buttercakes

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on May 12, 2010 at 12:40am

I LOVE ganache... can eat it by the spoonful! On a buttercake the dark chocolate ganache would be oh so yummy. On a banana cake... not sure unless you like chocolate and banana. The white chocolate might be ok on banana but I would think a nice cream cheese buttercream would be much better there!

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Permalink Reply by Jhoanee Beltran on May 12, 2010 at 1:26am

So do i and yes, i can just eat it by the spoonful as well! To be honest i've never tried cream cheese buttercream. Any nice recipe u can recommend? I try to stay away from white ganache too bcoz i had a disaster when I made my friend's wedding cake. The tier slipped off and had to go back home to redo it again! So ive never used white ganache after that lol!

jeri c said:

I LOVE ganache... can eat it by the spoonful! On a buttercake the dark chocolate ganache would be oh so yummy. On a banana cake... not sure unless you like chocolate and banana. The white chocolate might be ok on banana but I would think a nice cream cheese buttercream would be much better there!

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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on May 26, 2010 at 10:04pm

Ganache can be whipped like buttercream after it has cooled completely. I use 1 lb of good quality dark chocolate to 16 fl oz of heavy cream. Add flavorings after you incorprate the cream. Cool completely and then whip with the whip attachment until light and fluffy...it is delicious. Also you may have used white bark for the white chocolate and it slid because it has oil instead of cocoa butter. Make sure you use pure white chocolate next time and a little less cream. White chocolate has no cocoa liquor..it is cocoa butter and milk solids so it has a higher percentage of fat.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on August 13, 2010 at 6:36am

Oh by the way..ganache is a noun not a verb :P :P :P

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