DELICIOUS GANACHE

DELICIOUS GANACHE
454 g bittersweet or good milk chocolate
2 tbls unsalted butter
227 g heavy cream
a pinch of salt and
a splash of rum (optional)

Heat cream whisking constantly as soon as it begins to bubble remove from heat and pour over chocolate and butter,whisk the ganache in small circles until it all comes together and smooth and creamy. Stir in salt and rum.It will be soft and liquidy at first this is the stage when it is great for pouring over iced cakes. You can also cool the ganache naturally over night. Before using mix with a rubber spatula or in a mixer with paddle attachment on low speed until creamy at this stage it will be ready for frosting cakes or piping onto cupcakes

Recipe:  Lorraine Mountford
2de Foto:  Rina Kleinhans – ek het dit oornag laat staan, oor ‘n pankoek gesmeer en terug gesit in die yskas – dit is ‘n heerlike soete verleiding en werk baie maklik om te smeer.