Name: Chocolate Ganache Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 12 oz Chocolate Chips; 2 tbsp butter; 1¼ cup heavy cream

Chocolate Ganache Frosting Recipe

Christophe Frankel Modified: February 18, 2024

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How To Make Chocolate Ganache Frosting

May it be cakes or cupcakes, this chocolate ganache frosting adds a superb combination of sweet and bitter tastes and only takes 15 minutes to make!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:

Cool Time: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12ozchocolate chips,semi-sweet
2tbspbutter
1¼cupheavy cream

Instructions

Place chocolate chips and butter in a large bowl.
Heat the heavy cream either on the stove or in the microwave until almost boiling.
Pour the heated cream over the chocolate chips and butter. Allow to sit for 5 minutes without stirring.
Whisk until completely smooth and shiny.
Cool to room temperature.
Whip the ganache with a mixer until light and fluffy.
Spread or pipe onto cooled cake or cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 122.41kcal
Fat: 8.86g
Saturated Fat: 5.51g
Trans Fat: 0.06g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.57g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.21g
Carbohydrates: 10.04g
Fiber: 0.38g
Sugar: 9.21g
Protein: 0.94g
Cholesterol: 21.65mg
Sodium: 14.48mg
Calcium: 24.78mg
Potassium: 9.58mg
Iron: 0.18mg
Vitamin A: 59.04µg
Vitamin C: 0.16mg

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