Comments | rising_moon: Bittersweet Ganache Frosting

rising_moon

Bittersweet Ganache Frosting

Dec 19, 2005 11:01

1 1/2 cups heavy cream ( Read more... )

continuum, recipe

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shalmestere December 19 2005, 17:48:26 UTC

Sounds nice and easy! For my own use, I think I'll try subbing sugar-free almond syrup for the Karo....

coraline December 19 2005, 19:01:01 UTC

...almond syrup? i am intruiged! what is it?
(i too was wondering what if anything to subtitute for the karo, because i'd never seen a ganache recipe that included it before...)

dreda December 19 2005, 19:20:23 UTC

I suspect it's because the recipe is actually billed as "Chocolate Cream Frosting," and presumably it adds some sort of stability? Not sure - it's from The Best Recipe, but it's a variation on something else so I don't think they wrote up why. I can look, though...

coraline December 19 2005, 20:09:13 UTC

interesting. i'll have to go check my copy (and the website) and see if they say anything useful about the chemistry involved :)

(mmmmmm cook's illsutrated.)

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madmikey December 19 2005, 18:32:31 UTC

shovel into mouth until gone or heart failure occurs.

rising_moon December 19 2005, 20:28:13 UTC

Yup. (*erp*)

katasutra December 19 2005, 19:30:32 UTC

My favorite thing about this post (aside, yes, from the tantilisation of its contents) is the fact that I keep (mis-)reading "Bittersweet" as "Banana." So I have this quick flash of, "Banana Ganache? How'd they do that? Oh right." Followed by quick, internal forehead smiting.

:)

rising_moon December 19 2005, 20:27:41 UTC

Bittersweet/Banana. No smiting. Sounds very Chunky Monkey and quite possible.

That's the danger of a little knowledge. One taste of my Lady's cayenne truffles and you think, what else could we put in a ganache? Mwahahaha...

hfcougar December 21 2005, 03:54:30 UTC

That would go great on my "All-American Chocolate Butter Cake"...

(the only kind of cake I've ever made from scratch, but not the last now that I know the difference)

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rising_moon August 22 2006, 19:30:54 UTC

Well hello there! I do know who you are, and would be delighted to make your LJ acquaintance. :)