Rich Chocolate Ganache

Directions

1. 1
   Chop up the chocolate with a knife and put into a bowl.
2. 2
   Put the heavy cream into a pot and turn the heat to medium.
3. 3
   Turn off the heat just before it boils.
4. 4
   Pour into the bowl from Step 1 while mixing quickly to melt the chocolate.
5. 5
   You can make chocolate cake by whipping it up and spreading it over sponge cake.
6. 6
   If you let it harden, mix it with heavy cream and roll into balls to make truffles.
7. 7
   If making just chocolate sauce, use 100 g of chocolate, 65 ml of milk, and 65 ml of heavy cream.
8. 8
   If making a cake, try to get heavy cream with as high of a milk fat content as you can.
9. 9
   If making just the sauce, you can use a low-fat content.
10. 10
    If you let it rest for some time, it will harden, so you can melt it in a double boiler or in the microwave before using.
11. 11
    Ganache Chocolate Cake.
12. 12
    This is an 18 cm diameter cake that uses 250 g of heavy cream and 250 g of chocolate.
13. 13
    It's great for crepes, ice cream, and parfaits.
14. 14
    You can also use glaccage or chocolate sauce..