Chocolate Ganache Icing Recipe
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Chocolate Ganache Icing

By: Sandra Bennett 
"This is a rich, creamy, dark chocolate icing."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (78)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 cups icing
 

Ingredients

  • 7 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons brandy

Directions

  1. Melt chocolate, cream, butter or margarine, and brandy together until smooth. Allow to cool a little before spreading liberally over cake.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 194 | Total Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 26mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2004 by sadie   view full review
Excellent! The only change I made was to add 2 Tbsp. corn syrup to the ganache after I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2007 by Bella J.   view full review
How wicked is this!! melted chocolate in microwave, then added butter and cream last. Used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2004 by ASHLYNNS MOMMY   view full review
DELICIOUS rich and chocolately, and sooo easy to make! I made mine w/o the brandy as it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2008 by BreeAnn   view full review
I love this recipe, I used milk chocolate instead and omitted the brandy and used them on my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2007 by Gwen   view full review
Excellent consistency. I do not like bittersweet chocolate so I used semisweet because my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2006 by Robbie Rice   view full review
This was good. I used it to ice a dark chocolate cake. I used Kahlua instead of brandy. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2008 by Currie   view full review
Rich and Delicious! I added 2 tbsp of light corn syrup when I removed it from the heat as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2004 by RASPEARANCE   view full review
I tried this recipe and wound up having to add about 3/4 box of confectioner's sugar in order...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2007 by kittenbrain   view full review
this is my favorite icing ever! you can use it on so many things! it went incredibly well on...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2010 by naples34102 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made half a recipe, using semi-sweet chocolate chips and without brandy, to drizzle on a...

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